diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0c719f0ac98b4e9f399b0f81c677237f5bd49302..fae3399ee10aba4b540efed3e46dfd25fdf6ef0d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ conda:
   stage: release
   script:
     - apt-get update && apt-get install -y build-essential
-    - conda install conda-build anaconda-client
+    - conda install conda-build anaconda-client conda-verify
     - anaconda login --hostname CI --username $ANACONDA_USER --password $ANACONDA_PASSWORD
     - conda config --set anaconda_upload yes
     - conda build --override-channels -c conda-forge -c bioconda -c defaults conda-recipe