diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index d6f2374b4097e9f86c91fc4cd6c6e62f478b6e7f..5367e7a37980fb7890c17ad4390199187516bbef 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ dependencies:
   - kalasiris 
   - ale>=0.10.0, <1
   - armadillo
-  - boost=1.72.0, <1.73
-  - boost-cpp=1.72.0, <1.73
+  - boost>=1.72.0, <1.73
+  - boost-cpp>=1.72.0, <1.73
   - blas
   - usgs-astrogeology::bullet
   - bz2file
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ dependencies:
   - curl
   - cxx-compiler=1.1.2
   - doxygen
-  - eigen < 3.4
+  - eigen<3.4
   - embree>=2.17,<3
   - ffmpeg
-  - geos =3.11.1
+  - geos=3.11.1
   - geotiff
   - gmp
   - graphviz
-  - conda-forge::gsl>=2.6, <3
+  - conda-forge::gsl>=2.6, <2.7
   - hdf5
   - icu
   - inja
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ dependencies:
   - nn
   - opencv>=4.5.2, <4.6
   - openssl>=1.1.1k, <2
-  - pcl >= 1.11.0, <1.12
+  - pcl>=1.11.0, <1.12
   - plio
   - protobuf<3.20
   - python>=3.9
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ dependencies:
   - rclone
   - qhull
   - qt>=5.12.9,<5.13
-  - qwt
+  - qwt<6.3.0
   - sqlite
-  - suitesparse
+  - suitesparse<7.7.0
   - superlu
   - swig
   - texlive-core
diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index af335728bc7e5a4555443c49a94187d7de20d50d..3e25b1f2a99d2cded06726a6595aef0d82ba86c1 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ requirements:
    - kalasiris 
    - ale>=0.10.0, <1
    - armadillo
-   - boost=1.72.0, <1.73
-   - boost-cpp=1.72.0, <1.73
+   - boost>=1.72.0, <1.73
+   - boost-cpp>=1.72.0, <1.73
    - blas
    - usgs-astrogeology::bullet
    - bz2file
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ requirements:
    - eigen <3.4
    - embree>=2.17,<3
    - ffmpeg
-   - geos =3.11.1
+   - geos=3.11.1
    - geotiff
    - gmp
    - graphviz
-   - conda-forge::gsl>=2.7, <2.8
+   - conda-forge::gsl>=2.6, <2.7
    - hdf5
    - icu
    - inja
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ requirements:
    - nn
    - opencv>=4.5.2, <4.6
    - openssl>=1.1.1k, <2
-   - pcl >=1.11.0, <1.12
+   - pcl>=1.11.0, <1.12
    - plio
    - protobuf<3.20
    - python>=3.9
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ requirements:
   - eigen
   - {{ pin_compatible('embree', min_pin='x.x', max_pin='x.x') }}
   - {{ pin_compatible('ffmpeg', min_pin='x.x') }}
-  - {{ pin_compatible('geos', min_pin='x.x', max_pin='x.x') }}
+  - {{ pin_compatible('geos', min_pin='x.x.x', max_pin='x.x.x') }}
   - {{ pin_compatible('geotiff', max_pin='x.x') }}
   - geotiff
   - {{ pin_compatible('conda-forge::gsl', min_pin='x.x', max_pin='x.x.x') }}