diff --git a/scripts/publish.sh b/scripts/publish.sh
index 2ec5a0a..f6c4462 100644
--- a/scripts/publish.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 echo "Prepare conda"
+conda create -n upload_env -y python=3.9
+conda activate upload_env
 conda install -y anaconda-client conda-build
 conda list
 anaconda upload -h