diff --git a/gitlab/build.sh b/gitlab/build.sh
index 5dd7a31debeed37bd3f79d0e68313a454d9a0593..2aaab5ebeb8fd6494e20823d131d8bfd01b912b4 100755
--- a/gitlab/build.sh
+++ b/gitlab/build.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ if [ "${OSNAME}" == "linux" ]; then
 fi
 merge_conda_cache ${CONDA_FOLDER}/pkgs ${CONDA_ENVS_PATH}/.pkgs
 
-run_cmd ${CONDA_FOLDER}/bin/conda install --override-channels -c https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/main -c https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/free -c https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/r -c https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/pro -n root --yes --quiet conda=4.3.27 conda-build=3.0.22
+run_cmd ${CONDA_FOLDER}/bin/conda install --override-channels -c https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/main -c https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/free -c https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/r -c https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/pro -n root --yes --quiet conda=4.4 conda-build=3
 run_cmd ${CONDA_FOLDER}/bin/conda config --set always_yes yes --set changeps1 no
 run_cmd ${CONDA_FOLDER}/bin/conda config --set show_channel_urls true
 run_cmd ${CONDA_FOLDER}/bin/conda config --set add_pip_as_python_dependency False