diff --git a/gitlab/conda_build_config.yaml b/gitlab/conda_build_config.yaml
index 93554fc57dfce427de84b126eb3b142cae0189af..1c0f50d575fc7891f5f733e0216f16eb8d5a9730 100644
--- a/gitlab/conda_build_config.yaml
+++ b/gitlab/conda_build_config.yaml
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ pkg_config:
   - 0.28
 freetype:
   - 2.5.5
+scipy:
+  - 0.19.0
 
 pin_run_as_build:
   libgcc: