diff --git a/.conda/recipe.yaml b/.conda/recipe.yaml
index 0783f99..1110973 100644
--- a/.conda/recipe.yaml
+++ b/.conda/recipe.yaml
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ build:
   noarch: python
   script:
   - set PIP_NO_INDEX=
-#  - python -m pip install paho-mqtt opentrons_shared_data
-#  - python -m pip install git+https://github.com/Xuwznln/pylabrobot.git
   - if: win
     then:
     - copy %RECIPE_DIR%\..\MANIFEST.in %SRC_DIR%
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