diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_conda_linux.yml b/.github/workflows/build_conda_linux.yml
index eba83ff766..35cbd789a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_conda_linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_conda_linux.yml
@@ -178,11 +178,21 @@ jobs:
           ${CONDA_RUN_SMOKE} conda install \
             --yes \
             --quiet \
+            -c "${CONDA_LOCAL_CHANNEL}" \
             -c pytorch-"${CHANNEL}" \
             -c nvidia \
-            -c "${CONDA_LOCAL_CHANNEL}" \
-            distr::"${PACKAGE_NAME}" \
-            ${CONSTRAINTS}
+            -c defaults \
+            "${PACKAGE_NAME}" \
+            ${CONSTRAINTS} \
+            --override-channels
+
+          # check for installed package channel
+          CONDA_PKG=$(${CONDA_RUN_SMOKE} conda list | grep "${PACKAGE_NAME}" | grep "${CONDA_LOCAL_CHANNEL}")
+          if [[ -z "${CONDA_PKG}" ]]; then
+            ${CONDA_RUN_SMOKE} conda list | grep "${PACKAGE_NAME}"
+            echo "${PACKAGE_NAME} is not installed from local channel"
+            exit 1
+          fi
 
           if [[ ! -f "${{ inputs.repository }}"/${SMOKE_TEST_SCRIPT} ]]; then
             echo "${{ inputs.repository }}/${SMOKE_TEST_SCRIPT} not found"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_conda_macos.yml b/.github/workflows/build_conda_macos.yml
index 11241f6cf1..a7e6b1f714 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_conda_macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_conda_macos.yml
@@ -181,14 +181,24 @@ jobs:
           export CONDA_RUN_SMOKE="conda run -p ${CONDA_ENV_SMOKE}"
           export OLD_PATH=${PATH}
           export PATH="${CONDA_ENV_SMOKE}/bin:${PATH}"
-
           CONDA_LOCAL_CHANNEL="file://$(readlink -f ${{ inputs.repository }}/distr)"
+
           ${CONDA_RUN_SMOKE} conda install \
             --quiet \
             --yes \
             -c "${CONDA_LOCAL_CHANNEL}" \
             -c pytorch-${CHANNEL} \
-            "${PACKAGE_NAME}"
+            -c defaults \
+            "${PACKAGE_NAME}" \
+            "--override-channels"
+
+          # check for installed package channel
+          CONDA_PKG=$(${CONDA_RUN_SMOKE} conda list | grep "${PACKAGE_NAME}" | grep "${CONDA_LOCAL_CHANNEL}")
+          if [[ -z "${CONDA_PKG}" ]]; then
+            ${CONDA_RUN_SMOKE} conda list | grep "${PACKAGE_NAME}"
+            echo "${PACKAGE_NAME} is not installed from local channel"
+            exit 1
+          fi
 
           if [[ ! -f "${{ inputs.repository }}"/${SMOKE_TEST_SCRIPT} ]]; then
             echo "${{ inputs.repository }}/${SMOKE_TEST_SCRIPT} not found"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_conda_windows.yml b/.github/workflows/build_conda_windows.yml
index 4ac0e5d12f..4ffc9ee4df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_conda_windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_conda_windows.yml
@@ -203,11 +203,21 @@ jobs:
           ${CONDA_RUN_SMOKE} conda install \
             --quiet \
             --yes \
+            -c "${CONDA_LOCAL_CHANNEL}" \
             -c pytorch-"${CHANNEL}" \
             -c nvidia \
-            -c "${CONDA_LOCAL_CHANNEL}" \
-            distr::"${PACKAGE_NAME}" \
-            ${CONSTRAINTS}
+            -c defaults \
+            "${PACKAGE_NAME}" \
+            ${CONSTRAINTS} \
+            --override-channels
+
+          # fow windows we use BUILD_VERSION to validate the package
+          CONDA_PKG=$(${CONDA_RUN_SMOKE} conda list | grep "${PACKAGE_NAME}" | grep "${BUILD_VERSION}")
+          if [[ -z "${CONDA_PKG}" ]]; then
+            ${CONDA_RUN_SMOKE} conda list | grep "${BUILD_VERSION}"
+            echo "${PACKAGE_NAME} is not installed with a correct version"
+            exit 1
+          fi
 
           if [[ ! -f "${{ inputs.repository }}"/${SMOKE_TEST_SCRIPT} ]]; then
             echo "${{ inputs.repository }}/${SMOKE_TEST_SCRIPT} not found"