diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index 240fda2341..8c7dc55435 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ requirements:
   - geotiff
   - gmm
   - gmp
-  - gsl
+  - gsl>=2.6
   - hdf5
   - icu
   - jama
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ requirements:
   - geotiff
   - gmm
   - gmp
-  - gsl
+  - gsl>=2.6
   - hdf5
   - icu
   - jama