diff --git a/bob/devtools/bootstrap.py b/bob/devtools/bootstrap.py
index f565e26b5ecd0a5e8da4f64f44045733f82bef07..486aa8be2460c5e05c0ea1fb2755f16bfafdcbfe 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/bootstrap.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/bootstrap.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ ssl_verify: false #!final
 remote_connect_timeout_secs: 120.0 #!final
 remote_max_retries: 50 #!final
 remote_read_timeout_secs: 180.0 #!final
+channel_priority: strict #!final
 channels:
   - defaults
 conda_build: #!final