diff --git a/conda/recipes/blazingsql-build-env/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/blazingsql-build-env/meta.yaml
index 9b33f5d4..08a6ae96 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/blazingsql-build-env/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/blazingsql-build-env/meta.yaml
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ requirements:
         - gtest {{ gtest_version }}
         - jpype1
         - maven
+        - mysql-connector-cpp {{ mysql_connector_cpp_version }}
         - netifaces
-        - nlohmann_json
+        - nlohmann_json {{ nlohmann_json_version }}
         - ninja
         - openjdk {{ openjdk_version }}
         - pyhive
diff --git a/conda/recipes/versions.yaml b/conda/recipes/versions.yaml
index e1589907..24b5b3a4 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/versions.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/versions.yaml
@@ -92,10 +92,14 @@ moto_version:
   - '>=1.3.14'
 mypy_version:
   - '0.782'
+mysql_connector_cpp_version:
+  - '8.0.23'
 nccl_version:
   - '>=2.8.4.1,<3.0a0'
 networkx_version:
   - '>=2.5.1'
+nlohmann_json_version:
+  - '3.9.1'
 nodejs_version:
   - '>=12,<15'
 numba_version: