diff --git a/recipes/r-canyonb/meta.yaml b/recipes/r-canyonb/meta.yaml
index 3ee73824eb9b1..ec85f63eb0ccb 100644
--- a/recipes/r-canyonb/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipes/r-canyonb/meta.yaml
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ requirements:
     - r-devtools
     - r-roxygen2
   host:
-    - r-base
+    - r-base >=4.1
     - r-mgcv
     - r-seacarb
     - r-tibble
   run:
-    - r-base
+    - r-base >=4.1
     - r-mgcv
     - r-seacarb
     - r-tibble