diff --git a/src/conda_packages.sh b/src/conda_packages.sh
index a964ef3e98ee86e942c19ef655b54eb426963dbc..1f54db0ba65b3d3177fcf9ccc37c4084fcc5fbef 100644
--- a/src/conda_packages.sh
+++ b/src/conda_packages.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ install_env cdhit 4.6.8 cdhit
 install_env deeptools 3.0.2 deeptools
 install_env htseq 0.9.1 htseq
 install_env htseq 0.11.2 htseq
-install_env python 3.8 python
+install_env python 3.7 python
 install_env R 3.5.3 R
 install_env R 3.4.3 R
 install_env R 3.3.1 R