diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index 30d6471413..c0179f1eb6 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -364,14 +364,14 @@ dependencies:
     common:
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
-          - libkvikio==24.12.*
-          - libkvikio-tests==24.12.*
+          - libkvikio==24.12.*,>=0.0.0a0
+          - libkvikio-tests==24.12.*,>=0.0.0a0
   test_kvikio:
     common:
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
-          - libkvikio==24.12.*
-          - kvikio==24.12.*
+          - libkvikio==24.12.*,>=0.0.0a0
+          - kvikio==24.12.*,>=0.0.0a0
   test_cpp:
     common:
       - output_types: conda