diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb11d5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+name: polymat 
+channels:
+    - defaults
+    - conda-forge
+    - anaconda
+dependencies:
+    - python=3.10
+    - pip=22.3
+
+    - pip:
+      - -r requirements.txt
+      - -e . 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7eef7d6..8f69501 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pandas>=1.5.3
 numpy>=1.24.1
-scipy>=1.10.0
 pytest>=7.2.1
 matplotlib>=3.6.2
+scipy
+pytest-cov
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index fb9472b..c3e41a5 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ license = { file="LICENSE" }
 [options]
 packages = find:
 install_requires=
-  scipy==1.10.0
+  scipy
 
 [options.packages.find] # do not mistake tests/ for a package directory
 exclude=_test*