diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-app.yml b/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
index fbd5986..8bcea08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-        conda update conda
-        rm ~/.condarc
+        conda install conda=23.7.2
         conda env update --file environment_dev.yml --name base
 
     - name: Check if feature branch exists in swolfpy-inputdata
diff --git a/environment_dev.yml b/environment_dev.yml
index 2e035c5..a913619 100644
--- a/environment_dev.yml
+++ b/environment_dev.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ channels:
   - haasad
 dependencies:
   - python=3.9
+  - pip
   - pip:
     - brightway2==2.4.1
     - bw-migrations==0.1