diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda_build.yml b/.github/workflows/conda_build.yml
index 8cfcf6e55a..1de131559e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda_build.yml
@@ -13,13 +13,24 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash -l {0}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      # Step to create a custom condarc.yml before setting up conda
+      - name: Create custom conda config file
+        run: |
+          RUNNER_CWD=$(pwd)
+          echo "channels:" > $RUNNER_CWD/condarc.yml
+          echo "  - conda-forge" >> $RUNNER_CWD/condarc.yml
+          echo "show_channel_urls: true" >> $RUNNER_CWD/condarc.yml
+
       - name: Setup Conda
         uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
         with:
           auto-update-conda: false
           conda-solver: libmamba
+          condarc-file: condarc.yml
           auto-activate-base: true
           activate-environment: ""
+
       - name: Install Build Tools
         run: conda install python anaconda-client conda-build
       - name: Configure Auto-Upload
@@ -38,9 +49,6 @@ jobs:
           echo "Using CONDA_TOKEN=${CONDA_TOKEN}"
 
           echo "CONDA_TOKEN=$CONDA_TOKEN" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      
-          # Add the conda-forge channel
-          conda config --add channels conda-forge
 
           echo "Contents of .conda directory:"
           ls -al .conda