diff --git a/src/conda_packages.sh b/src/conda_packages.sh
index e996ccc35fb2f2437fff8acb8fe9f34eda9b352b..bf3a73c0a38775ab87904686be0633dde4b4d3d8 100644
--- a/src/conda_packages.sh
+++ b/src/conda_packages.sh
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ 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 R 3.5.3 R
 install_env R 3.4.3 R
 install_env R 3.3.1 R
 install_env file handle 0.1.1 file handle