diff --git a/bob/devtools/bootstrap.py b/bob/devtools/bootstrap.py
index 460b59fc7547ffafcea00825513bfb2fe9cf708e..3267952acb6e7b01940289e24a96cb1f5c156725 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/bootstrap.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/bootstrap.py
@@ -558,6 +558,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             [conda_bin, "install", "--yes"]
             + conda_verbosity
             + [
+                "-c",
+                "conda-forge",
                 "-n",
                 "base",
                 "python",