diff --git a/ci/recipe/meta.yaml b/ci/recipe/meta.yaml
index 5a19e5ff..d62247e3 100644
--- a/ci/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/ci/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ requirements:
     - altair
     - beautifulsoup4
     - bracken
-    - busco >=5.0.0
+    - busco ==5.5.0
     - diamond
     - eggnog-mapper >=2.1.10
     - kaiju