diff --git a/epics-writer/conda-recipe/meta.yaml b/epics-writer/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
index 03fc69c..8b464c1 100644
--- a/epics-writer/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/epics-writer/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ build:
 requirements:
   build:
     - python
-    - data_api >=0.7.6
   run:
     - python
     - data_api >=0.7.6
+    - requests
     - pika