diff --git a/bio/bgzip/environment.yaml b/bio/bgzip/environment.yaml
index 7eed2f5823..54ca0cec72 100644
--- a/bio/bgzip/environment.yaml
+++ b/bio/bgzip/environment.yaml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ channels:
   - bioconda
   - nodefaults
 dependencies:
-  - htslib ==1.12
+  - htslib =1.16