diff --git a/conda-recipe/meta.yaml b/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
index 297d7e94..0dde82e2 100644
--- a/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ build:
 requirements:
   build:
    - setuptools
-   - python
+   - python>=3.6
    - qtpy
    - pyside2>=5.12.*
    - pip
   run:
-   - python
-   - numpy={{ os.environ.get('NUMPY_VERSION', '1.15') }} 
+   - python>=3.6
+   - numpy={{ os.environ.get('NUMPY_VERSION', '1.17.*') }} 
    - pyside2>=5.12.*
    - qtpy
    - requests