diff --git a/conda/meta.yaml b/conda/meta.yaml
index 2ff2debf3e9496a63a0f915e09efc69e1970ba0f..fa046b47853c9512ec61aa0a44a73e1227836732 100644
--- a/conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/meta.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ build:
     # installs the documentation source, readme to share/doc so it is available
     # during test time
     - install -d "${PREFIX}/share/doc/{{ name }}"
-    - cp -R README.rst doc "${PREFIX}/share/doc/{{ name }}/"
+    - cp -R README.rst requirements.txt doc "${PREFIX}/share/doc/{{ name }}/"
 
 requirements:
   host: