diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-binary-builds/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-binary-builds/action.yml
index 05ebbc1c77..2c7b242a71 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-binary-builds/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-binary-builds/action.yml
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ runs:
             --prefix "${CONDA_ENV}" \
             "python=${PYTHON_VERSION}" \
             cmake=3.22 \
-            conda-build=3.21 \
-            conda=23.7.3 \
+            conda-build=3.27.0 \
+            conda=23.10.0 \
             ninja=1.10 \
             pkg-config=0.29 \
             wheel=0.37
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_conda_macos.yml b/.github/workflows/build_conda_macos.yml
index ef1c0fb815..bd0b58de1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_conda_macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_conda_macos.yml
@@ -141,10 +141,6 @@ jobs:
             export USE_OPENMP="0"
           fi
 
-          # conda 23.10 is installed by default on macos M1
-          # and this creates an issue. Hence downgrading it here
-          conda install --yes conda=23.7.3
-
           ${CONDA_RUN} conda build \
             -c defaults \
             -c "pytorch-${CHANNEL}" \