diff --git a/bob/devtools/bootstrap.py b/bob/devtools/bootstrap.py
index 38b71c6bd5fd9da09673a54e7df0d0cc5aec2d00..65a794144743f244da2fc2881539d9f274db3a58 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/bootstrap.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/bootstrap.py
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                   ])
         if conda_cmd == "install":
             cmd.insert(2, "--update-specs")
+            cmd.insert(2, "--update-deps")
         run_cmdline(cmd)
 
     # print conda information for debugging purposes