diff --git a/devtools/conda-recipe/meta.yaml b/devtools/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
index ddbff336..f02b16fd 100644
--- a/devtools/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/devtools/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ requirements:
   run:
     - python
     - parmed
-    - mbuild
+    - mbuild >=0.6.1
     - networkx
     - oset
     - six