diff --git a/gitlab/conda_build_config.yaml b/gitlab/conda_build_config.yaml
index ae355a9d477c76faafe5ff8b66e51749c2b5a066..3befa1eba7d277631886c53310c63ab17a053bfa 100644
--- a/gitlab/conda_build_config.yaml
+++ b/gitlab/conda_build_config.yaml
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ sphinx_rtd_theme:
   - 0.2.4
 setuptools:
   - 27.2.0
+cmake:
+  - 3.6.3
+pkg_config:
+  - 0.28
+freetype:
+  - 2.5.5
 
 pin_run_as_build:
   libgcc:
diff --git a/templates/meta.yaml b/templates/meta.yaml
index e5ee9f23b14cecdea6f5dc7b81582fd8a962fb8b..543a47eac25211de68001f9aa9803a2a9cd64d11 100644
--- a/templates/meta.yaml
+++ b/templates/meta.yaml
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ test:
     - sphinx-build -W {{ project_dir }}/doc {{ project_dir }}/sphinx
     - sphinx-build -b doctest {{ project_dir }}/doc sphinx
   requires:
-    - nose {{ nose }}
-    - coverage {{ coverage }}
-    - sphinx {{ sphinx }}
-    - sphinx_rtd_theme {{ sphinx_rtd_theme }}
+    - nose {{ nose }}.*
+    - coverage {{ coverage }}.*
+    - sphinx {{ sphinx }}.*
+    - sphinx_rtd_theme {{ sphinx_rtd_theme }}.*
     <TEST_DEPS>
 
 about: