diff --git a/gitlab/conda_build_config.yaml b/gitlab/conda_build_config.yaml
index aef7a5d5fe8c67b87bf336624864885208ed51f9..ae355a9d477c76faafe5ff8b66e51749c2b5a066 100644
--- a/gitlab/conda_build_config.yaml
+++ b/gitlab/conda_build_config.yaml
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ sphinx:
  - 1.5.6
 sphinx_rtd_theme:
   - 0.2.4
+setuptools:
+  - 27.2.0
 
 pin_run_as_build:
   libgcc:
diff --git a/templates/meta.yaml b/templates/meta.yaml
index a426746f8948c4c3d603b7376e8d0703c97733ae..e5ee9f23b14cecdea6f5dc7b81582fd8a962fb8b 100644
--- a/templates/meta.yaml
+++ b/templates/meta.yaml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ build:
 
 requirements:
   build:
-    - python
-    - setuptools
+    - python {{ python }}
+    - setuptools {{ setuptools }}
     - toolchain {{ toolchain }}
     <BUILD_DEPS>
   run: