diff --git a/bio/tabix/index/environment.yaml b/bio/tabix/index/environment.yaml
index 6b8bf1ddb6..87a9f2a117 100644
--- a/bio/tabix/index/environment.yaml
+++ b/bio/tabix/index/environment.yaml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ channels:
   - bioconda
   - nodefaults
 dependencies:
-  - htslib =1.17
+  - htslib =1.18