diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-binary-builds/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-binary-builds/action.yml
index faa791d4c4..18a2427622 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-binary-builds/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-binary-builds/action.yml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ runs:
                 "python=3.8" \
                 cmake=3.22 \
                 conda-build=3.21 \
-                conda=<23.9.0 \
+                conda<=23.9.0 \
                 ninja=1.10 \
                 pkg-config=0.29 \
                 wheel=0.37
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ runs:
                 --prefix "${CONDA_ENV}" \
                 "python=${PYTHON_VERSION}" \
                 cmake=3.22 \
-                conda=<23.9.0 \
+                conda<=23.9.0 \
                 ninja=1.10 \
                 pkg-config=0.29 \
                 wheel=0.37
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ runs:
               "python=${PYTHON_VERSION}" \
               cmake=3.22 \
               conda-build=3.21 \
-              conda=<23.9.0 \
+              conda<=23.9.0 \
               ninja=1.10 \
               pkg-config=0.29 \
               wheel=0.37