diff --git a/bio/reference/ensembl-variation/environment.yaml b/bio/reference/ensembl-variation/environment.yaml
index b4336cd0308..d9de5c7a2b8 100644
--- a/bio/reference/ensembl-variation/environment.yaml
+++ b/bio/reference/ensembl-variation/environment.yaml
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ channels:
   - bioconda
   - nodefaults
 dependencies:
-  - bcftools =1.16
+  - bcftools =1.17
   - curl