diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 67b446e446bfc517001694c50551aefc2c743410..dba828382aae8973aa28ed21eb75f2fea5198589 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ stages:
 build_linux_bob_devel:
   extends: .build_linux_template
   script:
-    - yum install -y mesa-libGL-devel  # need this for pyopengl
+    - sudo yum install -y mesa-libGL-devel  # need this for pyopengl
     - python3 ./bob/devtools/build.py -vv build-bob-devel
 
 build_linux_deps:
diff --git a/bob/devtools/data/conda_build_config.yaml b/bob/devtools/data/conda_build_config.yaml
index d473f2e35f7c7664f0465fd1ef16c42fa3fe082d..e017a6841c97684636d2e325366ff3dbdc24d726 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/data/conda_build_config.yaml
+++ b/bob/devtools/data/conda_build_config.yaml
@@ -291,6 +291,10 @@ pin_run_as_build:
 # names here should not contain dots or dashes. You should replace dots and dashes with
 # underlines.
 
+# update this version to the current date when you modify the pins below
+bob_devel_version:
+  - 2021.10.01
+
 # AUTOMATIC PARSING START
 # DO NOT MODIFY THIS COMMENT