diff --git a/docker/conda_build.dockerfile b/docker/conda_build.dockerfile
index ec9720b54f..f07de8bbca 100644
--- a/docker/conda_build.dockerfile
+++ b/docker/conda_build.dockerfile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ ENV PATH /opt/conda/bin:$PATH
 
 # install python 3.10 to match apt dockerfile
 RUN conda update conda
-RUN conda install python=3.10.0
+RUN conda install python<3.10
 RUN conda config --add channels conda-forge
 RUN conda update -n base -c defaults conda
 RUN conda install -y conda-libmamba-solver