diff --git a/conda_recipe/build.sh b/conda_recipe/build.sh
index caea697..1b389c5 100644
--- a/conda_recipe/build.sh
+++ b/conda_recipe/build.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ if [ `uname` == Darwin ]; then
     LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -undefined dynamic_lookup -bundle"
 fi
 
-pip install .
+if [`uname` == Darwin] || [`uname` == Linux]; then
+    pip install .
+else
+    pip install --global-option build --global-option --compiler=mingw32 --global-option --fcompiler=gnu95
+fi
 
 
diff --git a/conda_recipe/meta.yaml b/conda_recipe/meta.yaml
index 10a4595..3a4c6b3 100644
--- a/conda_recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda_recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # continuum can release a fix.
 package:
   name: wrf-python
-  version: {{ load_setup_py_data().version }}
+  version: 1.0a3
 
 source:
   git_url: git@github.com:NCAR/wrf-python.git
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ requirements:
   build:
     - numpy x.x
     - wrapt
-    - gcc
+    - mingw # [win]
+    - gcc # [unix]
     - python
     - libgcc
 
@@ -25,7 +26,8 @@ requirements:
     - numpy x.x
     - python
     - wrapt 
-    - libgcc
+    - mingw # [win]
+    - libgcc # [unix]
     - xarray
 
 test: