diff --git a/bioconda_utils/bioconda_utils-requirements.txt b/bioconda_utils/bioconda_utils-requirements.txt
index 1fec6cc898..5b506f56fc 100644
--- a/bioconda_utils/bioconda_utils-requirements.txt
+++ b/bioconda_utils/bioconda_utils-requirements.txt
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ conda-forge-pinning=2024.06.01.05.54.15
 
 # basics
 python=3.10.*
-conda=24.5.*
+conda=24.9.*
 conda-libmamba-solver=24.1.*
-conda-build=24.5.*
-conda-index=0.4.*
-conda-package-streaming=0.9.*
+conda-build=24.7.*
+conda-index=0.5.*
+conda-package-streaming=0.11.*
 mamba=1.5.*
-boa=0.17.*
+#boa=0.17.*
 
 argh=0.31.*                   # CLI
 colorlog=6.*                  # Logging
diff --git a/test/test_utils.py b/test/test_utils.py
index 4ec044dd7f..5c90751e8f 100644
--- a/test/test_utils.py
+++ b/test/test_utils.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from textwrap import dedent
 
-from conda_build import api, metadata
+from conda_build import api, metadata, exceptions
 
 from bioconda_utils import __version__
 from bioconda_utils import utils
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ def test_rendering_sandboxing():
         assert ("'GITHUB_TOKEN' is undefined" in str(excinfo.value.stdout))
     else:
         # recipe for "one" should fail because GITHUB_TOKEN is not a jinja var.
-        with pytest.raises(SystemExit) as excinfo:
+        with pytest.raises(exceptions.CondaBuildUserError) as excinfo:
             pkg_paths = utils.built_package_paths(r.recipe_dirs['one'])
             build.build(
                 recipe=r.recipe_dirs['one'],
diff --git a/versioneer.py b/versioneer.py
index 64fea1c892..3aa5da3720 100644
--- a/versioneer.py
+++ b/versioneer.py
@@ -339,9 +339,9 @@ def get_config_from_root(root):
     # configparser.NoOptionError (if it lacks "VCS="). See the docstring at
     # the top of versioneer.py for instructions on writing your setup.cfg .
     setup_cfg = os.path.join(root, "setup.cfg")
-    parser = configparser.SafeConfigParser()
+    parser = configparser.ConfigParser()
     with open(setup_cfg, "r") as f:
-        parser.readfp(f)
+        parser.read_file(f)
     VCS = parser.get("versioneer", "VCS")  # mandatory
 
     def get(parser, name):