diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_docs.yml
index 3738e61a4b1..9c0e0898b1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_docs.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ jobs:
       # Install GMT and other required dependencies from conda-forge
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          conda install gmt=6.1.1 numpy pandas xarray netCDF4 packaging \
+          conda install -c conda-forge/label/dev gmt=6.2.0rc1
+          conda install numpy pandas xarray netCDF4 packaging \
                         ipython make myst-parser \
                         sphinx sphinx-copybutton sphinx-gallery sphinx_rtd_theme
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml
index 6c6c39e93ce..eb8656eb3f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ jobs:
       # Install GMT and other required dependencies from conda-forge
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          conda install gmt=6.1.1 numpy=${{ matrix.numpy-version }} \
+          conda install -c conda-forge/label/dev gmt=6.2.0rc1
+          conda install numpy=${{ matrix.numpy-version }} \
                         pandas xarray netCDF4 packaging \
                         codecov coverage[toml] dvc ipython make \
                         pytest-cov pytest-mpl pytest>=6.0 \
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 39263235d3c..d44c2ff2fb8 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 name: pygmt
 channels:
+    - conda-forge/label/dev
     - conda-forge
     - defaults
 dependencies:
     # Required dependencies
     - pip
-    - gmt=6.1.1
+    - gmt=6.2.0rc1
     - numpy>=1.17
     - pandas
     - xarray