diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 49f72507b8c93125eaaeee123a1ed0093d98b852..54e67abafe4d8a8b99feb50246f6ec737f3bfac1 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dependencies:
   - cspice =67
   - csm >=3.0.3,<3.0.4
   - curl >=8.4.0,<8.5
-  - cxx-compiler=1.1.2
+  - cxx-compiler=1.7
   - doxygen
   - eigen >=3, <4
   - embree >=3, <4