diff --git a/bob/devtools/data/conda_build_config.yaml b/bob/devtools/data/conda_build_config.yaml
index 040aab4b340cb15df79c80f70ddb1f7528dae232..83e85b10ca4e98e7e7f370a0f27362de78d62e68 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/data/conda_build_config.yaml
+++ b/bob/devtools/data/conda_build_config.yaml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ boost:
 ffmpeg:
   - 4.0
 freetype:
-  - 2.8
+  - 2.9.1
 giflib:
   - 5.1.4
 hdf5: