diff --git a/.conda/scripts/post-link.bat b/.conda/scripts/post-link.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..352b78c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.conda/scripts/post-link.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+@echo off
+setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
+
+REM upgrade pip
+"%PREFIX%\python.exe" -m pip install --upgrade pip
+
+REM install extra deps
+"%PREFIX%\python.exe" -m pip install paho-mqtt opentrons_shared_data
+"%PREFIX%\python.exe" -m pip install git+https://github.com/Xuwznln/pylabrobot.git
diff --git a/.conda/scripts/post-link.sh b/.conda/scripts/post-link.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef96f15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.conda/scripts/post-link.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euxo pipefail
+
+# make sure pip is available
+"$PREFIX/bin/python" -m pip install --upgrade pip
+
+# install extra deps
+"$PREFIX/bin/python" -m pip install paho-mqtt opentrons_shared_data
+"$PREFIX/bin/python" -m pip install git+https://github.com/Xuwznln/pylabrobot.git
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unilabos-conda-build.yml b/.github/workflows/unilabos-conda-build.yml
index 5bc99b9..65f6fba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unilabos-conda-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unilabos-conda-build.yml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ jobs:
           retention-days: 30
 
       - name: Upload to Anaconda.org (uni-lab organization)
-        if: steps.should_build.outputs.should_build == 'true' && (github.event.inputs.upload_to_anaconda == 'true' || (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && github.event_name != 'pull_request'))
+        if: github.event.inputs.upload_to_anaconda == 'true'
         run: |
           for package in $(find ./output -name "*.conda"); do
             echo "Uploading $package to uni-lab organization..."