diff --git a/recipe/patch_yaml/parcels.yaml b/recipe/patch_yaml/parcels.yaml
index 9b47da62b..a8c57862a 100644
--- a/recipe/patch_yaml/parcels.yaml
+++ b/recipe/patch_yaml/parcels.yaml
@@ -8,3 +8,15 @@ then:
   - replace_depends:
       old: zarr >=2.11.0
       new: zarr >=2.11.0,!=2.18.0
+
+---
+
+# https://github.com/conda-forge/parcels-feedstock/pull/129
+if:
+  name: parcels
+  version: 3.1.1
+  build_number_in: [0, 1]
+then:
+  - replace_depends:
+      old: zarr >=2.11.0,!=2.18.0
+      new: zarr >=2.11.0,!=2.18.0,<3