diff --git a/minimal-requirements.txt b/minimal-requirements.txt
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+attrs==22.1.0
+Cython==0.29.32
+iniconfig==1.1.1
+numpy==1.23.3
+packaging==21.3
+pip==22.2.2
+pluggy==1.0.0
+py==1.11.0
+pyparsing==3.0.9
+pytest==7.1.3
+pytest-asyncio==0.19.0
+python-dateutil==2.8.2
+pytz==2022.2.1
+setuptools==65.4.0
+six==1.16.0
+tomli==2.0.1
+typing_extensions==4.3.0
+wheel==0.37.1
+black==22.3.0
+cpplint
+flake8==5.0.4
+flake8-bugbear
+isort
+mypy
+pre-commit
+pycodestyle
+pyupgrade
+
diff --git a/minimal_environment.yml b/minimal_environment.yml
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+name: pandas-dev
+channels: 
+  - conda-forge
+dependencies:
+  - python=3.8
+  - pip
+
+  # test dependencies
+  - cython=0.29.32
+  - pytest>=6.0
+  - pytest-asyncio>=0.17
+
+  # required dependencies
+  - python-dateutil
+  - numpy
+  - pytz
+
+  # code checks
+  - black=22.3.0
+  - cpplint
+  - flake8=5.0.4
+  - flake8-bugbear=22.7.1 # used by flake8, find likely bugs
+  - isort>=5.2.1  # check that imports are in the right order
+  - mypy=0.971
+  - pre-commit>=2.15.0
+  - pycodestyle  # used by flake8
+  - pyupgrade