diff --git a/.github/workflows/package-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/package-checks.yml
index 0f3d4fce66282..6ff3d3b0a3b98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package-checks.yml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: mamba-org/setup-micromamba@v1
         with:
           environment-name: recipe-test
-          extra-specs: >-
+          create-args: >-
             python=${{ matrix.python-version }}
             boa
             conda-verify