diff --git a/bob/devtools/bootstrap.py b/bob/devtools/bootstrap.py
index 249cde3da55486c27c5ef95c25df0142665570eb..1f9f23cabab04d66bd12d05278c3cf4ef6682c52 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/bootstrap.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/bootstrap.py
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
   with open(condarc, 'wt') as f:
     f.write(_BASE_CONDARC)
 
-  conda_version = '4.6'
+  conda_version = '4'
   conda_build_version = '3.16'
   conda_verify_version = '3'
 
diff --git a/conda/meta.yaml b/conda/meta.yaml
index 58fe18f9b56d5f807ad38ca3d4ece8d8884cdac6..a4ccfbfe7985aa0c1f4c73ed91d57c208bb85a71 100644
--- a/conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/meta.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ requirements:
     - setuptools
     - click >=7
     - click-plugins
-    - conda=4.6
+    - conda=4
     - conda-build=3.16
     - conda-verify=3
     - certifi