diff --git a/conda-recipe/meta.yaml b/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
index f6e1adb..f046245 100644
--- a/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -21,9 +21,12 @@ requirements:
     - hatchling
   run:
     - python {{ pyproject['project']['requires-python'] }}
-    {% for dep in pyproject['project']['dependencies'] %}
-    - {{ dep }}
-    {% endfor %}
+    - numpy
+    - scipy
+    - h5py
+    - bokeh ~=3.8.0  # https://github.com/bokeh/bokeh/issues/13859
+    - numba
+    - lmfit >=1.0.2
 
 about:
   home: {{ pyproject['project']['urls']['Homepage'] }}
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fb3e403..fe80827 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,14 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 name = "pyzebra"
 dynamic = ["version"]  # version will be read from __init__.py
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-dependencies = [
-    "numpy",
-    "scipy",
-    "h5py",
-    "bokeh ~=3.8.0",  # https://github.com/bokeh/bokeh/issues/13859
-    "numba",
-    "lmfit >=1.0.2",
-]
+dependencies = []
 authors = [
   {name = "Paul Scherrer Institute"}
 ]