diff --git a/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_dynamic_libs/descriptor_catalog.py b/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_dynamic_libs/descriptor_catalog.py
index 9e6f6673466..35a779d0e4d 100644
--- a/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_dynamic_libs/descriptor_catalog.py
+++ b/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_dynamic_libs/descriptor_catalog.py
@@ -467,8 +467,8 @@ class DescriptorSpec:
     DescriptorSpec(
         name="cudss",
         packaged_with="other",
-        linux_sonames=("libcudss.so.0",),
-        windows_dlls=("cudss64_0.dll",),
+        linux_sonames=("libcudss.so.1", "libcudss.so.0"),
+        windows_dlls=("cudss64_1.dll", "cudss64_0.dll"),
         supported_windows_arch=("x64", "arm64"),
         site_packages_linux=("nvidia/cu13/lib", "nvidia/cu12/lib"),
         site_packages_windows=WindowsSearchDirs(
@@ -476,6 +476,7 @@ class DescriptorSpec:
             arm64=("nvidia/cu13/bin", "nvidia/cu12/bin"),
         ),
         dependencies=("cublas", "cublasLt"),
+        optional_dependencies=("nvrtc",),
     ),
     DescriptorSpec(
         name="cusparseLt",
diff --git a/cuda_pathfinder/docs/source/release/1.8.4-notes.rst b/cuda_pathfinder/docs/source/release/1.8.4-notes.rst
index 4eed0988581..1f8ea063e83 100644
--- a/cuda_pathfinder/docs/source/release/1.8.4-notes.rst
+++ b/cuda_pathfinder/docs/source/release/1.8.4-notes.rst
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@ Highlights
 ----------
 
 * Python 3.10 support was dropped (end of life).
+
+* Recognize the cuDSS 1.0 dynamic-library names ``libcudss.so.1`` and
+  ``cudss64_1.dll`` while retaining the cuDSS 0.x names. Loading cuDSS also
+  preloads NVRTC when available, as required by cuDSS 1.0.