diff --git a/recipes/kmercamel/meta.yaml b/recipes/kmercamel/meta.yaml
index 0c55e8e089713..78ab6a36a5122 100644
--- a/recipes/kmercamel/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipes/kmercamel/meta.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ source:
 
 build:
   number: 0
+  run_exports:
+    - {{ pin_subpackage('kmercamel', max_pin="x") }}
+
 
 requirements:
   build: