diff --git a/common.sh b/common.sh
index ccf16a8..656158c 100644
--- a/common.sh
+++ b/common.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-BIOCONDA_UTILS_TAG=v2.15.1
+BIOCONDA_UTILS_TAG=v3.2.0
 MAMBAFORGE_VER=24.3.0-0
 MAMBAFORGE_INSTALLATION_DIR="/opt/mambaforge"
diff --git a/configure-conda.sh b/configure-conda.sh
index b8393c4..37d8790 100644
--- a/configure-conda.sh
+++ b/configure-conda.sh
@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@ then
 fi
 
 conda config --set always_yes yes
-conda config --add channels defaults
 conda config --add channels bioconda
 conda config --add channels conda-forge
+conda config --remove channels defaults || true
 conda config --set channel_priority strict
+conda config --set conda_build.pkg_format 2
 
 if [ ${BIOCONDA_DISABLE_BUILD_PREP:=0} == 0 ]; then
     conda config --add channels "file://${MAMBAFORGE_INSTALLATION_DIR}/conda-bld"
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi