diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index 7c2147f..a410bfa 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -20,33 +20,39 @@ requirements:
   host:
     - python >=3.6,<3.10
     - pip
+    - poetry-core >=1.0.0
   run:
     - python >=3.6,<3.10
+    # - click <8
+    - click
+    # - pygeoapi >=0.11.0,<0.12.0
+    - pygeoapi
     - geopandas >=0.11.1,<0.12.0
-    - pyproj >=3.3.1,<4.0.0
-    - numpy >=1.23.2,<2.0.0
-    - pandas >=1.4.4,<2.0.0
     - shapely >=1.8.4,<2.0.0
-    - xarray >=2022.6.0,<2023.0.0
-    - pydap >=3.2.2,<4.0.0
-    - rasterio >=1.3.2,<2.0.0
-    - netcdf4 >=1.6.0,<2.0.0
-    - rioxarray >=0.12.0,<0.13.0
-    - click <8
-    - scipy >=1.9.1,<2.0.0
-    - metpy >=1.3.1,<2.0.0
-    - dask-core >=2022.9.0,<2023.0.0
-    - pygeoapi >=0.11.0,<0.12.0
-    - zarr >=2.12.0,<3.0.0
     - pygeos >=0.13,<0.14
-    - pydantic >=1.10.2,<2.0.0
+    - numpy >=1.23.2,<2.0.0
+    # - dask-core >=2022.9.0,<2023.0.0
+    - dask-core
+    - pandas >=1.4.4,<2.0.0
+    - xarray >=2022.6.0,<2023.0.0
+    - netcdf4 >=1.6.0,<2.0.0
+    - scipy >=1.9.1,<2.0.0
+    - pydap >=3.2.2,<4.0.0
+    - zarr >=2.12.0,<3.0.0
+    - rasterio >=1.3.2,<2.0.0
+    - rioxarray >=0.12.0,<0.13.0
+    - pyproj >=3.3.1,<4.0.0
+    - metpy >=1.3.1,<2.0.0
+    - python-attr >=0.3.2,<0.4.0
     - attrs <22
+    - pydantic >=1.10.2,<2.0.0
 
 test:
   imports:
     - gdptools
   commands:
-    - pip check
+    # cannot run pip check b/c we are breaking the pins for dask, click, and pygeoapi.
+    # - pip check
     - gdptools --help
   requires:
     - pip