diff --git a/conda/meta.yaml b/conda/meta.yaml
index 95949b667..051696491 100644
--- a/conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/meta.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ source:
   path: ..
 
 build:
+  string: {{ GIT_DESCRIBE_TAG }}_{{ GIT_BUILD_STR }}
   noarch: python
   script: python setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed --record=record.txt