diff --git a/recipes/genomedata/meta.yaml b/recipes/genomedata/meta.yaml
index e2eebeb0d54df..5959be0568f95 100644
--- a/recipes/genomedata/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipes/genomedata/meta.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% set name = "genomedata" %}
-{% set version = "1.7.2" %}
-{% set sha256 = "588efabd6a163af059e945aa6c638b9e9129ab46f27c4a35baafdbfb5f7edbbd" %}
+{% set version = "1.7.3" %}
+{% set sha256 = "308a2110ec14659f4a9e40d1515e5d9c95ebf808923f0cfbbe5cff4e7a8cce3c" %}
 
 package:
   name: {{ name|lower }}
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ source:
 
 build:
   skip: True  # [osx or py < 39]
-  number: 2
+  number: 0
   entry_points:
     - genomedata-close-data = genomedata._close_data:main
     - genomedata-erase-data = genomedata._erase_data:main