diff --git a/templates/meta.yaml b/templates/meta.yaml
index 7018bf5bb49e8d426ccdfc54fa48c545bd0312d1..b8fc554ec8b630a7382352f93b0c3662dbbd8cb2 100644
--- a/templates/meta.yaml
+++ b/templates/meta.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ requirements:
   build:
     - python {{ python }}
     - setuptools {{ setuptools }}
+    - pip {{ pip }}
     <BUILD_DEPS>
   run:
     - python