diff --git a/ci/deps/actions-310.yaml b/ci/deps/actions-310.yaml
index ed7dfe1a3c17e..7402f6495c788 100644
--- a/ci/deps/actions-310.yaml
+++ b/ci/deps/actions-310.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ dependencies:
 
   # optional dependencies
   - beautifulsoup4>=4.11.2
+  # https://github.com/conda-forge/pytables-feedstock/issues/97
+  - c-blosc2=2.13.2
   - blosc>=1.21.3
   - bottleneck>=1.3.6
   - fastparquet>=2023.10.0
diff --git a/ci/deps/actions-311-downstream_compat.yaml b/ci/deps/actions-311-downstream_compat.yaml
index dd1d341c70a9b..15ff3d6dbe54c 100644
--- a/ci/deps/actions-311-downstream_compat.yaml
+++ b/ci/deps/actions-311-downstream_compat.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ dependencies:
 
   # optional dependencies
   - beautifulsoup4>=4.11.2
+  # https://github.com/conda-forge/pytables-feedstock/issues/97
+  - c-blosc2=2.13.2
   - blosc>=1.21.3
   - bottleneck>=1.3.6
   - fastparquet>=2023.10.0
diff --git a/ci/deps/actions-311.yaml b/ci/deps/actions-311.yaml
index 388116439f944..586cf26da7897 100644
--- a/ci/deps/actions-311.yaml
+++ b/ci/deps/actions-311.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ dependencies:
 
   # optional dependencies
   - beautifulsoup4>=4.11.2
+  # https://github.com/conda-forge/pytables-feedstock/issues/97
+  - c-blosc2=2.13.2
   - blosc>=1.21.3
   - bottleneck>=1.3.6
   - fastparquet>=2023.10.0
diff --git a/ci/deps/actions-312.yaml b/ci/deps/actions-312.yaml
index 1d9f8aa3b092a..96abc7744d871 100644
--- a/ci/deps/actions-312.yaml
+++ b/ci/deps/actions-312.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ dependencies:
 
   # optional dependencies
   - beautifulsoup4>=4.11.2
+  # https://github.com/conda-forge/pytables-feedstock/issues/97
+  - c-blosc2=2.13.2
   - blosc>=1.21.3
   - bottleneck>=1.3.6
   - fastparquet>=2023.10.0
diff --git a/ci/deps/actions-39-minimum_versions.yaml b/ci/deps/actions-39-minimum_versions.yaml
index b760f27a3d4d3..4756f1046054d 100644
--- a/ci/deps/actions-39-minimum_versions.yaml
+++ b/ci/deps/actions-39-minimum_versions.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ dependencies:
 
   # optional dependencies
   - beautifulsoup4=4.11.2
+  # https://github.com/conda-forge/pytables-feedstock/issues/97
+  - c-blosc2=2.13.2
   - blosc=1.21.3
   - bottleneck=1.3.6
   - fastparquet=2023.10.0
diff --git a/ci/deps/actions-39.yaml b/ci/deps/actions-39.yaml
index 8f235a836bb3d..8154486ff53e1 100644
--- a/ci/deps/actions-39.yaml
+++ b/ci/deps/actions-39.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ dependencies:
 
   # optional dependencies
   - beautifulsoup4>=4.11.2
+  # https://github.com/conda-forge/pytables-feedstock/issues/97
+  - c-blosc2=2.13.2
   - blosc>=1.21.3
   - bottleneck>=1.3.6
   - fastparquet>=2023.10.0
diff --git a/ci/deps/circle-310-arm64.yaml b/ci/deps/circle-310-arm64.yaml
index ed4d139714e71..dc6adf175779f 100644
--- a/ci/deps/circle-310-arm64.yaml
+++ b/ci/deps/circle-310-arm64.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ dependencies:
 
   # optional dependencies
   - beautifulsoup4>=4.11.2
+  # https://github.com/conda-forge/pytables-feedstock/issues/97
+  - c-blosc2=2.13.2
   - blosc>=1.21.3
   - bottleneck>=1.3.6
   - fastparquet>=2023.10.0
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 186d7e1d703df..ac4bd0568403b 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ dependencies:
 
   # optional dependencies
   - beautifulsoup4>=4.11.2
+  # https://github.com/conda-forge/pytables-feedstock/issues/97
+  - c-blosc2=2.13.2
   - blosc
   - bottleneck>=1.3.6
   - fastparquet>=2023.10.0
diff --git a/scripts/generate_pip_deps_from_conda.py b/scripts/generate_pip_deps_from_conda.py
index d54d35bc0171f..4e4e54c5be9a9 100755
--- a/scripts/generate_pip_deps_from_conda.py
+++ b/scripts/generate_pip_deps_from_conda.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     import tomli as tomllib
 import yaml
 
-EXCLUDE = {"python", "c-compiler", "cxx-compiler"}
+EXCLUDE = {"python", "c-compiler", "cxx-compiler", "c-blosc2"}
 REMAP_VERSION = {"tzdata": "2022.7"}
 CONDA_TO_PIP = {
     "pytables": "tables",
diff --git a/scripts/validate_min_versions_in_sync.py b/scripts/validate_min_versions_in_sync.py
index 1001b00450354..59989aadf73ae 100755
--- a/scripts/validate_min_versions_in_sync.py
+++ b/scripts/validate_min_versions_in_sync.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 SETUP_PATH = pathlib.Path("pyproject.toml").resolve()
 YAML_PATH = pathlib.Path("ci/deps")
 ENV_PATH = pathlib.Path("environment.yml")
-EXCLUDE_DEPS = {"tzdata", "blosc", "pyqt", "pyqt5"}
+EXCLUDE_DEPS = {"tzdata", "blosc", "c-blosc2", "pyqt", "pyqt5"}
 EXCLUSION_LIST = frozenset(["python=3.8[build=*_pypy]"])
 # pandas package is not available
 # in pre-commit environment
@@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ def get_versions_from_ci(content: list[str]) -> tuple[dict[str, str], dict[str,
             seen_required = True
         elif "# optional dependencies" in line:
             seen_optional = True
+        elif "#" in line:
+            # just a comment
+            continue
         elif "- pip:" in line:
             continue
         elif seen_required and line.strip():