diff --git a/recipes/itsxpress/meta.yaml b/recipes/itsxpress/meta.yaml
index 46b9d32d3f431..d7878e3370637 100644
--- a/recipes/itsxpress/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipes/itsxpress/meta.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ source:
 
 build:
   noarch: python
-  number: 1
+  number: 2
   entry_points:
     - itsxpress=itsxpress.main:main
   script: python -m pip install --no-deps --ignore-installed .
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ requirements:
     - biopython >=1.60
     - hmmer >=3.1b2
     - bbmap
-    - vsearch
+    - vsearch=2.7.0
 
 test:
   imports: