diff --git a/recipes/pgcgap/meta.yaml b/recipes/pgcgap/meta.yaml
index 4db395af4a05a..80d4df9328a65 100644
--- a/recipes/pgcgap/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipes/pgcgap/meta.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {% set name = "pgcgap" %}
-{% set version = "1.0.17" %}
+{% set version = "1.0.18" %}
 
 package:
   name: '{{ name }}'
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ package:
 
 source:
   url: https://github.com/liaochenlanruo/pgcgap/archive/v{{ version }}.tar.gz
-  sha256: b4a57daed31ce3cd781e3f4687bb5a896b01bb83172ab844edac9ad9f34e3947
+  sha256: d70c59635da62ef3ba57d7b0f1e07ca3be67388aa6c16930104714e5adac6ff0
 
 build:
   number: 0
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ requirements:
     - perl-bioperl >=1.7.2
     - perl-file-tee
     - perl-sys-info
-
   run:
     - abricate
     - canu >=1.8
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@ requirements:
     - fastani >=1.1
     - fastp
     - pal2nal
+    - perl
     - perl-file-tee
     - perl-data-dumper >=2.173
     - perl-pod-usage >=1.69
@@ -56,9 +56,11 @@ requirements:
     - htslib >=1.9
     - snippy >=4.3.6
     - sickle-trim >=1.33
-    - r-ggplot2 =3.1.1
+    - r-base
+    - r-ggplot2 >=3.1.1
     - r-gplots
     - r-corrplot
+    - python
     - matplotlib-base
     - scoary
     - seaborn
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ requirements:
     - biopython
     - r-pheatmap
     - r-plotrix
-    - unicycler =0.4.7
+    - unicycler 0.4.7
     - wget
     - coreutils