diff --git a/recipes/pharokka/meta.yaml b/recipes/pharokka/meta.yaml
index 364d6c4afb279..7382b6d70e2fb 100644
--- a/recipes/pharokka/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipes/pharokka/meta.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-{% set version = "1.2.0" %}
+{% set version = "1.2.1" %}
 {% set name = "pharokka" %}
-{% set sha256 = "0c77ce79364528de1af9a68906bfe22ad782af47ea9f5870c2c4d48b393f5be1" %}
+{% set sha256 = "a5a788148069a7f62f69642a1ebf336b474278a6eb4dbed12a7c25c244a7f286" %}
 {% set user = "gbouras13" %}
 
 package:
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ source:
 requirements:
  run:
   - bcbio-gff
-  - biopython >=1.78
+  - biopython >=1.78,<1.81
   - phanotate >=1.5.0
   - mmseqs2 ==13.45111
   - trnascan-se >=2.0.9