diff --git a/recipes/conda-project/meta.yaml b/recipes/conda-project/meta.yaml
index 782412f5724ec..96fcdb60de304 100644
--- a/recipes/conda-project/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipes/conda-project/meta.yaml
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ build:
 
 requirements:
   host:
-    - python >=3.8
+    - python >=3.7
     - pip
     - setuptools <=65.0.0
   run:
-    - python >=3.8
+    - python >=3.7
     - conda-lock >=1.2
     - lockfile
     - pexpect