diff --git a/.conda/meta.yaml b/.conda/meta.yaml
index 876f94d47..da8808a92 100644
--- a/.conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/.conda/meta.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ requirements:
     - adjusttext >=0.7
     - numba >=0.41.0
     - pooch >=1.7.0
+    - joblib >=1.3.1
 
 test:
   source_files:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda.yaml b/.github/workflows/conda.yaml
index 801b1070b..6dc225578 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda.yaml
@@ -41,13 +41,12 @@ jobs:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
       - name: install conda build
-        # TODO pinning conda-build version because it stopped working for no good reason in 3.25 or 3.26.
         run: |
-          mamba install -y conda-build=3.24.0 conda-verify
+          mamba install -y boa conda-verify
         shell: bash
 
       - name: build and test package
         run: |
           cd .conda
-          mamba build --no-anaconda-upload .
+          conda mambabuild --no-anaconda-upload .
         shell: bash