# Astropy on conda is a couple versions behind

**URL:** <https://community.openastronomy.org/t/astropy-on-conda-is-a-couple-versions-behind/692>\
**Category:** Astropy\
**Tags:** question\
**Created:** [June 23, 2023, 5:20am UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/astropy-on-conda-is-a-couple-versions-behind/692 "2023-06-23T05:20:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![TheSkyentist](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.openastronomy.org/theskyentist/32/387_2.png) [@TheSkyentist](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/TheSkyentist)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 5:20am UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/astropy-on-conda-is-a-couple-versions-behind/692/1 "2023-06-23T05:20:23Z")

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Hello!

I have a quick question about the version of astropy in the anaconda channel.

I noticed the version of astropy on [anaconda is still 5.1](https://anaconda.org/anaconda/astropy), whereas the current release is 5.3. [The documentation](https://docs.astropy.org/en/stable/install.html) says it may lag behind by a few days, but 5.3 is nearly a month old (and 5.1 is nearly a year old).

I was wondering when the current version of astropy will be available on the anaconda default channel or if there is an issue that is preventing this from occurring. Or perhaps I should switch to conda-forge for the foreseeable future?

Any clarity on this would be appreciated, thank you for your time!  
Raphael

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**Author:** ![hamogu](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.openastronomy.org/hamogu/32/93_2.png) [@hamogu](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/hamogu)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 6:17am UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/astropy-on-conda-is-a-couple-versions-behind/692/2 "2023-06-25T06:17:44Z")

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Packages for the default channel are build by anaconda staff. They usually pick up new Takata after a while, but if they don’t, ask we (or you) can do, is to contact their support and ask them to upgrade. Conda-forge is maintained by the community (incl. People on the astropy team) and, as you noted, gets upgraded now often. So if that’s an option for you, I would just switch to conda-forge.  
Alternatively, make a conda environment without astropy and use pip to install astropy into that environment. That usually works out of the box andgets you the most recent version.

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**Author:** ![TheSkyentist](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.openastronomy.org/theskyentist/32/387_2.png) [@TheSkyentist](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/TheSkyentist)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/astropy-on-conda-is-a-couple-versions-behind/692/3 "2023-06-25T20:04:44Z")

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Good to know! I will reach out and ask them to upgrade.  
Thank you for your help!