diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package-deploy.yml
index 8a9186388..717fa084d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package-deploy.yml
@@ -55,9 +55,16 @@ jobs:
         activate-environment: build
         environment-file: .github/conda-envs/build.yml
     - name: Build a Conda tarbal
+      env:
+        VERSION: ${{ env.VERSION }}
       run: |
+        source "${CONDA}/etc/profile.d/conda.sh"
+        conda activate build
+        echo "Building conda package with VERSION=${VERSION}"
         conda build -c conda-forge -c cmutel -c lca ./recipe/
     - name: Publish to Anaconda
       run: |
+        source "${CONDA}/etc/profile.d/conda.sh"
+        conda activate build
         anaconda -t ${{ secrets.CONDA_LCA }} upload \
         /usr/share/miniconda/envs/build/conda-bld/noarch/*.conda
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 67850064d..ab482aaff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -35,9 +35,14 @@ jobs:
         env:
           VERSION: ${{ github.ref_name }}
         run: |
+          source "${CONDA}/etc/profile.d/conda.sh"
+          conda activate build
+          echo "Building conda package with VERSION=${VERSION}"
           conda build -c conda-forge -c cmutel -c lca recipe/
       - name: Upload to anaconda.org
         run: |
+          source "${CONDA}/etc/profile.d/conda.sh"
+          conda activate build
           anaconda -t ${{ secrets.CONDA_UPLOAD_TOKEN }} upload \
           /usr/share/miniconda/envs/build/conda-bld/noarch/*.conda
       - name: Update wiki
diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index f2dee85ba..8ada022bd 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+{% set ab_version = os.environ.get('VERSION', 'dev') %}
 package:
   name: activity-browser
-  version: "{{ os.environ.get('VERSION', 'dev') }}"
+  version: {{ ab_version }}
 
 source:
   path: ..
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@ source:
 build:
   noarch: python
   number: 0
-  script: "{{ PYTHON }} setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed --record record.txt"
+  script: export VERSION="{{ ab_version }}" && {{ PYTHON }} setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed --record record.txt
   entry_points:
     - activity-browser = activity_browser:run_activity_browser
     - activity-browser-cleanup = activity_browser.bwutils:cleanup