diff --git a/conda-recipes/python-client/meta.yaml b/conda-recipes/python-client/meta.yaml
index c5e2cbb38..7daa969a6 100644
--- a/conda-recipes/python-client/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda-recipes/python-client/meta.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 
 package:
   name: slsdet
-  version: 0.0.0 
+  version: {{ environ.get('VERSION') }} #2025.3.19
+  
 source:
   path: ../..