diff --git a/.github/actions/publish-package/action.yml b/.github/actions/publish-package/action.yml
index 4f990d2d7dd..e18af68a548 100644
--- a/.github/actions/publish-package/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/publish-package/action.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ runs:
     shell: bash -l {0}
     run: |
       conda config --set always_yes yes --set changeps1 no
-      conda create -n build-env anaconda python=3.8
+      conda create -n build-env anaconda-client python=3.8
       conda activate build-env
       conda install conda-build conda-verify