diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index d4dfd1e..52954d0 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ channels:
 dependencies:
   - minimap2>=2.16
   - pip
-  - python>=3.7
+  - python=3.10
   - mafft
   - snakemake-minimal=7.24.0
   - pip: