diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index c3d8dae..d0a25a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
         # apparently the runners all have conda installed
         # use that to install syri, as it isn't on pypi
-        $CONDA/bin/conda install -c conda-forge -c bioconda "syri>=1.6.5"
+        $CONDA/bin/conda install --no-pin -c conda-forge -c bioconda "syri>=1.6.5"
         if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
     - name: Build package
       run: pip install .