diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index ff45eb0e37..0ad9e236d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install conda packages
         if: matrix.wflow_engine == 'dask'
-        run: conda install -c conda-forge qe=7.4 'libgcc<15'
+        run: conda install -c conda-forge qe 'libgcc<15'
 
       - name: Install pip packages
         run: |
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ jobs:
           activate-environment: quacc-env
 
       - name: Install conda packages
-        run: conda install -c conda-forge qe=7.4 'libgcc<15.0'
+        run: conda install -c conda-forge qe 'libgcc<15'
 
       - name: Install pip packages
         run: |