diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_64_.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_64_.yaml
index 82f2873..b4ff262 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_64_.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_64_.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 cdt_name:
-- cos7
+- conda
 channel_sources:
 - conda-forge
 channel_targets:
 - conda-forge main
 docker_image:
 - quay.io/condaforge/linux-anvil-cos7-x86_64
+pin_run_as_build:
+  python:
+    min_pin: x.x
+    max_pin: x.x
+python:
+- 3.12.* *_cpython
+python_min:
+- '3.9'
diff --git a/.scripts/build_steps.sh b/.scripts/build_steps.sh
index af0b9ac..f8051ab 100755
--- a/.scripts/build_steps.sh
+++ b/.scripts/build_steps.sh
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ pkgs_dirs:
 solver: libmamba
 
 CONDARC
+mv /opt/conda/conda-meta/history /opt/conda/conda-meta/history.$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S)
+echo > /opt/conda/conda-meta/history
+micromamba install --root-prefix ~/.conda --prefix /opt/conda \
+    --yes --override-channels --channel conda-forge --strict-channel-priority \
+    pip  python=3.12 conda-build conda-forge-ci-setup=4 "conda-build>=24.1"
 export CONDA_LIBMAMBA_SOLVER_NO_CHANNELS_FROM_INSTALLED=1
 
-mamba install --update-specs --yes --quiet --channel conda-forge --strict-channel-priority \
-    pip mamba conda-build conda-forge-ci-setup=4 "conda-build>=24.1"
-mamba update --update-specs --yes --quiet --channel conda-forge --strict-channel-priority \
-    pip mamba conda-build conda-forge-ci-setup=4 "conda-build>=24.1"
-
 # set up the condarc
 setup_conda_rc "${FEEDSTOCK_ROOT}" "${RECIPE_ROOT}" "${CONFIG_FILE}"
 
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ else
         --extra-meta flow_run_id="${flow_run_id:-}" remote_url="${remote_url:-}" sha="${sha:-}"
     ( startgroup "Inspecting artifacts" ) 2> /dev/null
 
-    # inspect_artifacts was only added in conda-forge-ci-setup 4.6.0
-    command -v inspect_artifacts >/dev/null 2>&1 && inspect_artifacts || echo "inspect_artifacts needs conda-forge-ci-setup >=4.6.0"
+    # inspect_artifacts was only added in conda-forge-ci-setup 4.9.4
+    command -v inspect_artifacts >/dev/null 2>&1 && inspect_artifacts --recipe-dir "${RECIPE_ROOT}" -m "${CONFIG_FILE}" || echo "inspect_artifacts needs conda-forge-ci-setup >=4.9.4"
 
     ( endgroup "Inspecting artifacts" ) 2> /dev/null
     ( startgroup "Validating outputs" ) 2> /dev/null
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 95d88f6..d309e84 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ stages:
           echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=log]$git_log"
         displayName: Obtain commit message
       - bash: echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=RET]false"
-        condition: or(contains(variables.log, '[skip azp]'), contains(variables.log, '[azp skip]'), contains(variables.log, '[skip ci]'), contains(variables.log, '[ci skip]'))
+        condition: and(eq(variables['Build.Reason'], 'PullRequest'), or(contains(variables.log, '[skip azp]'), contains(variables.log, '[azp skip]'), contains(variables.log, '[skip ci]'), contains(variables.log, '[ci skip]')))
         displayName: Skip build?
       - bash: echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=start_main;isOutput=true]$RET"
         name: result
diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index 208a5cf..071d812 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {% set name = "vector" %}
 {% set version = "1.5.2" %}
+{% set python_min = "3.8" %}
 
 package:
   name: {{ name|lower }}
@@ -11,18 +12,18 @@ source:
 
 build:
   noarch: python
-  script: {{ PYTHON }} -m pip install . -vv --no-deps --no-build-isolation
-  number: 1
+  script: {{ PYTHON }} -m pip install . -vv
+  number: 2
 
 requirements:
   host:
     - pip
-    - python >=3.8
+    - python {{ python_min }}
     - hatchling
     - hatch-vcs
   run:
     - numpy >=1.13.3
-    - python >=3.8
+    - python >={{ python_min }}
     - importlib-metadata >=0.22
     - typing-extensions
     - packaging >=19
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ test:
   commands:
     - pip check
   requires:
+    - python {{ python_min }}
     - pip
 
 about: