diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda-package-cf.yml b/.github/workflows/conda-package-cf.yml
index 8372459..4547b48 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda-package-cf.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda-package-cf.yml
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           miniforge-version: latest
           auto-activate-base: true
-          conda-build-version: "*"
           activate-environment: build
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
           channels: conda-forge,nodefaults
@@ -144,6 +143,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Remove defaults channel
         run: conda config --remove channels defaults
 
+      - name: Install conda-build
+        run: conda install -n base conda-build
+
       - name: Cache conda packages
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml b/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml
index 61f3e8e..57de1d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
         with:
           miniforge-version: latest
-          conda-build-version: "*"
           activate-environment: build
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
           channels: conda-forge,nodefaults
@@ -142,6 +141,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Remove defaults channel
         run: conda config --remove channels defaults
 
+      - name: Install conda-build
+        run: |
+           conda activate
+           conda install -n base conda-build
+
       - name: Cache conda packages
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         env: