diff --git a/conda/meta.yaml b/conda/meta.yaml
index fb2bd5dfd40783ef1641bef9e74832101947aee6..ab4d4b8944dcea1af69e8c4523d235d7ba51aa36 100644
--- a/conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/meta.yaml
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ build:
   script:
     - cd {{ environ.get('RECIPE_DIR') + '/..' }}
     {% if environ.get('BUILD_EGG') %}
-    - python setup.py sdist --formats=zip
+    - "{{ PYTHON }} setup.py sdist --formats=zip"
     {% endif %}
-    - python setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed --record record.txt
+    - "{{ PYTHON }} -m pip install . -vv"
     # installs the documentation source, readme to share/doc so it is available
     # during test time
     - install -d "${PREFIX}/share/doc/{{ name }}"
@@ -38,29 +38,36 @@ requirements:
   host:
     - python {{ python }}
     - setuptools {{ setuptools }}
+    - pip {{ pip }}
+    - bob.extension
+    - beat.backend.python
+    - beat.core >1.9.0
+    - termcolor {{ termcolor }}
+    - docopt {{ docopt }}
+    - click {{ click }}
+    - click-plugins {{ click_plugins }}
+    - graphviz {{ graphviz }}
+    - ncurses {{ ncurses }}
+    - pillow {{ pillow }}
+
   run:
     - python
     - setuptools
-    - beat.backend.python
-    - beat.core >1.9.0
-    - termcolor
-    - docopt
-    - click
-    - click-plugins
-    - graphviz
-    - ncurses
-    - pillow
+    - {{ pin_compatible('termcolor') }}
+    - {{ pin_compatible('docopt') }}
+    - {{ pin_compatible('click') }}
+    - {{ pin_compatible('click-plugins') }}
+    - {{ pin_compatible('graphviz') }}
+    - {{ pin_compatible('ncurses') }}
+    - {{ pin_compatible('pillow') }}
 
 test:
   requires:
-    - bob-devel {{ bob_devel }}.*
-    - beat-devel {{ beat_devel }}.*
-    - bob.extension
-    - nose
-    - coverage
-    - sphinx
-    - sphinx_rtd_theme
-    - sphinxcontrib-programoutput
+    - nose {{ nose }}
+    - coverage {{ coverage }}
+    - sphinx {{ sphinx }}
+    - sphinx_rtd_theme {{ sphinx_rtd_theme }}
+    - sphinxcontrib-programoutput {{ sphinxcontrib_programoutput }}
 
   imports:
     - {{ name }}