diff --git a/rapids-cmake/cpm/cccl.cmake b/rapids-cmake/cpm/cccl.cmake
index 7dc2588a..42b2ae1b 100644
--- a/rapids-cmake/cpm/cccl.cmake
+++ b/rapids-cmake/cpm/cccl.cmake
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ function(rapids_cpm_cccl)
   if(CCCL_SOURCE_DIR AND to_install AND NOT rapids_cccl_install_rules_already_called)
 
     set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY rapids_cmake_cccl_install_rules ON)
-    # CCCL < 2.7 does not currently correctly support installation of cub/thrust/libcudacxx in a
+    # CCCL < 2.8 does not currently correctly support installation of cub/thrust/libcudacxx in a
     # subdirectory
-    if(version VERSION_LESS 2.7)
+    if(version VERSION_LESS 2.8)
       set(Thrust_SOURCE_DIR "${CCCL_SOURCE_DIR}/thrust")
       set(CUB_SOURCE_DIR "${CCCL_SOURCE_DIR}/cub")
       set(libcudacxx_SOURCE_DIR "${CCCL_SOURCE_DIR}/libcudacxx")
diff --git a/testing/cpm/CMakeLists.txt b/testing/cpm/CMakeLists.txt
index 00bd252e..95dfaa8c 100644
--- a/testing/cpm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/testing/cpm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ add_cmake_config_test( cpm_cccl-simple.cmake )
 add_cmake_config_test( cpm_cccl-export.cmake )
 add_cmake_build_test( cpm_cccl-version-2-5.cmake )
 add_cmake_build_test( cpm_cccl-version-2-7.cmake )
+add_cmake_build_test( cpm_cccl-version-2-8.cmake )
 add_cmake_build_test( cpm_cccl-preserve-custom-install-loc )
 
 add_cmake_config_test( cpm_cuco-simple.cmake )
diff --git a/testing/cpm/cpm_cccl-version-2-7.cmake b/testing/cpm/cpm_cccl-version-2-7.cmake
index a0eec346..57c36b2f 100644
--- a/testing/cpm/cpm_cccl-version-2-7.cmake
+++ b/testing/cpm/cpm_cccl-version-2-7.cmake
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ file(WRITE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/override.json
       "version": "2.7.0",
       "git_shallow": false,
       "git_url": "https://github.com/NVIDIA/cccl.git",
-      "git_tag": "e5229f2c7509ced5a830be4ae884d9e1639e8951"
-    }
+      "git_tag": "v2.7.0-rc2"
+    },
   }
 }
   ]=])
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ foreach(to_verify IN LISTS include_dirs_to_verify cmake_dirs_to_verify)
 endforeach()
 ]=])
 
-
 add_custom_target(verify_thrust_header_search ALL
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E rm -rf "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/check_cccl/build"
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -S="${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/check_cccl" -B="${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/install/build"
diff --git a/testing/cpm/cpm_cccl-version-2-8.cmake b/testing/cpm/cpm_cccl-version-2-8.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72477e06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/cpm/cpm_cccl-version-2-8.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+#=============================================================================
+# Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#=============================================================================
+include(${rapids-cmake-dir}/cpm/cccl.cmake)
+include(${rapids-cmake-dir}/cpm/init.cmake)
+include(${rapids-cmake-dir}/cpm/package_override.cmake)
+
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
+set(CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR "lib")
+set(CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR "include")
+
+rapids_cpm_init()
+
+# Need to write out an override file
+file(WRITE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/override.json
+  [=[
+{
+  "packages": {
+    "CCCL": {
+      "version": "2.8.0",
+      "git_shallow": false,
+      "git_url": "https://github.com/NVIDIA/cccl.git",
+      "git_tag": "fb4453dd632194dd2736772a9a0c19d200855ad7"
+    }
+  }
+}
+  ]=])
+
+rapids_cpm_package_override(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/override.json)
+
+rapids_cpm_cccl(INSTALL_EXPORT_SET export_set)
+
+# Install our project so we can verify `cccl`/`thrust` has preserved
+# the correct install location
+add_custom_target(install_project ALL
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} --install "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}" --prefix check_cccl/install/
+  )
+
+# Add a custom command that verifies that the expect files have
+# been installed for each component
+file(WRITE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/check_cccl/CMakeLists.txt" [=[
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
+project(verify_install_targets LANGUAGES CXX)
+
+# Verify include dirs
+set(include_dirs_to_verify include/rapids/cub
+                           include/rapids/libcudacxx/cuda
+                           include/rapids/libcudacxx/nv
+                           include/rapids/thrust)
+
+# Verify lib/cmake dirs
+set(cmake_dirs_to_verify lib/rapids/cmake/cccl
+                         lib/rapids/cmake/cub
+                         lib/rapids/cmake/libcudacxx
+                         lib/rapids/cmake/thrust)
+
+foreach(to_verify IN LISTS include_dirs_to_verify cmake_dirs_to_verify)
+  set(path "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/install/${to_verify}")
+  if(NOT EXISTS ${path})
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Failed to find `${path}` location")
+  endif()
+endforeach()
+]=])
+
+
+add_custom_target(verify_thrust_header_search ALL
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E rm -rf "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/check_cccl/build"
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -S="${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/check_cccl" -B="${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/install/build"
+)
+add_dependencies(verify_thrust_header_search install_project)