diff --git a/conda/meta.yaml b/conda/meta.yaml
index 01a0051fb02f430478164a8254d45eb47c49877a..3c0a9be247a90b697dea480bcf3fffb7d4f957d2 100644
--- a/conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/meta.yaml
@@ -64,11 +64,10 @@ test:
     - conda inspect linkages -p $PREFIX {{ name }}  # [not win]
     - conda inspect objects -p $PREFIX {{ name }}  # [osx]
   requires:
-    - bob-devel {{ bob_devel }}.*
-    - nose
-    - coverage
-    - sphinx
-    - sphinx_rtd_theme
+    - nose {{ nose }}
+    - coverage {{ coverage }}
+    - sphinx {{ sphinx }}
+    - sphinx_rtd_theme {{ sphinx_rtd_theme }}
     - bob.db.atnt
 
 about: