diff --git a/conda/bootstrap.py b/conda/bootstrap.py
index da68bd5f14..65da94e3a8 100755
--- a/conda/bootstrap.py
+++ b/conda/bootstrap.py
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ def build_spack_env(config, update_spack, machine, compiler, mpi,  # noqa: C901
             f'@{parallelio}+pnetcdf~timing"')
 
     if albany != 'None':
+        specs.append(f'"trilinos-for-albany@{albany}"')
         specs.append(f'"albany@{albany}+mpas"')
 
     yaml_template = f'{spack_template_path}/{machine}_{compiler}_{mpi}.yaml'
diff --git a/conda/default.cfg b/conda/default.cfg
index 580505bc8e..2bfba1d0a4 100644
--- a/conda/default.cfg
+++ b/conda/default.cfg
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ python = 3.10
 mpi = nompi
 
 # the version of various packages to include if using spack
-albany = develop
+albany = compass-2023-08-03
 # cmake newer than 3.23.0 needed for Trilinos
 cmake = 3.23.0:
 esmf = 8.4.2