diff --git a/conda/meta.yaml b/conda/meta.yaml
index 017bc3b7971bb5739ed7398cff46af7572d17846..64127318c18c2088fa51081952271dec52126fb0 100644
--- a/conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/meta.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ requirements:
     - click >=7
     - click-plugins
     - conda=4
-    - conda-build=3.16
+    - conda-build=3
     - conda-verify=3
     - certifi
     - docformatter