diff --git a/.github/workflows/sdist.yml b/.github/workflows/sdist.yml
index 78506e3cb61ce..d167397fd09f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sdist.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sdist.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
       with:
         activate-environment: pandas-sdist
+        channels: conda-forge
         python-version: '${{ matrix.python-version }}'
 
     - name: Install pandas from sdist