diff --git a/conda.recipe/meta.yaml b/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
index 085b00560161201e64e62acbb4a91d24a118aad5..76de365b583db909d494bde1cba8b2a50f266703 100644
--- a/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% set protobufversion = "3.9.0.*" %}
+{% set protobufversion = "3.8.0.*" %}
 {% set pahomqttversion = "1.4.0.*" %} # Currently no longer needed, but you may want to build your own if you want to include Ramin's patch
 
 package: