diff --git a/src/.conda_packages.sh b/src/.conda_packages.sh
index 25551872a8b8c8dd29137372253137e78479d955..17b37571b4827ee9d9a76c8317dafd36c64a28e8 100644
--- a/src/.conda_packages.sh
+++ b/src/.conda_packages.sh
@@ -144,3 +144,6 @@ fi
 if [ ! -d ${CONDA_ENVS}sambamba_0.6.7 ]; then
   conda create --yes --name sambamba_0.6.7 sambamba=0.6.7
 fi
+if [ ! -d ${CONDA_ENVS}star_2.7.3a ]; then
+  conda create --yes --name star_2.7.3a star=2.7.3a
+fi