diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 98079f5..ccc4a6d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ coverage-report-python.xml
 coverage-report-cxx.xml
 ctools-*
 
+dev/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
 doc/html
 doc/man
 src/ctools-setup
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 36d0edf..b696ed6 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 # Files to install in Pkgconfig directory
 pkgconfig_DATA = ctools.pc
 
+# Conda activate directory
+condaactivatedir = $(sysconfdir)/conda/activate.d
+condaactivate_DATA = dev/ctools-activate.sh
+condadeactivatedir = $(sysconfdir)/conda/deactivate.d
+condadeactivate_DATA = dev/ctools-deactivate.sh
+
 # Manual pages to install
 man_MANS = 
 
@@ -46,7 +52,12 @@ docdir = ${datadir}/doc/${PACKAGE}
 
 # Extra files to be distributed in the tar file
 EXTRA_DIST = README.md \
-             doc/Doxyfile doc/source
+             doc/Doxyfile doc/source \
+             dev/testreport.py \
+             dev/ctools-activate.sh dev/ctools-deactivate.sh \
+             dev/conda.recipe/build.sh \
+             dev/conda.recipe/conda_build_config.yaml \
+             dev/conda.recipe/meta.yaml.in
 
 #install-data-local: $(HTML_INSTALL_DATA_TARGETS)
 #uninstall-local: $(HTML_UNINSTALL_DATA_TARGETS)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8e09106..e977e81 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1047,6 +1047,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile
                  pyext/Makefile
                  pyext/setup.py
                  pyext/ctools/__init__.py
+                 dev/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
                  cscripts/__init__.py
                  cscripts/Makefile
                  caldb/Makefile
diff --git a/ctools.pc.in b/ctools.pc.in
index 342d0d7..b3eda26 100644
--- a/ctools.pc.in
+++ b/ctools.pc.in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ includedir=${prefix}/include
 Name: ctools
 Description: CTA science analysis tools
 URL: http://cta.irap.omp.eu/ctools
-Version: 1.4.3
+Version: @VERSION@
 Requires: 
 Requires.private: gammalib >= 1.4.3
 Conflicts: 
diff --git a/dev/conda.recipe/build.sh b/dev/conda.recipe/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b6edfb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/conda.recipe/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Set Mac OS X minimum deployment target
+if [ `uname` == Darwin ]; then
+  export CXXFLAGS="-mmacosx-version-min=${MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET}"
+  export LDFLAGS="-mmacosx-version-min=${MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET}"
+fi
+
+# Configure ctools
+./configure --prefix="$PREFIX"
+
+# Build
+make
+
+# Install
+make install
diff --git a/dev/conda.recipe/conda_build_config.yaml b/dev/conda.recipe/conda_build_config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21ce93b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/conda.recipe/conda_build_config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+python:
+  - 2.7
+  - 3.5
+  - 3.6
diff --git a/dev/conda.recipe/meta.yaml.in b/dev/conda.recipe/meta.yaml.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92e3f43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/conda.recipe/meta.yaml.in
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package:
+  name: ctools
+  version: "@VERSION@"
+  
+
+source:
+  fn: ctools-@VERSION@.tar.gz
+  url: http://cta.irap.omp.eu/ctools/releases/ctools/ctools-@VERSION@.tar.gz
+  #md5: a2751da55f7b97d48db57156e8096792
+  
+build:
+  number: 1 
+  binary_relocation: True
+  detect_binary_files_with_prefix: True
+      
+requirements:
+  build:
+    - python  
+    - setuptools
+    - swig
+    - gammalib >=1.5.0.dev1
+  run:
+    - python
+    - gammalib >=1.5.0.dev1
+
+about:
+  home: http://cta.irap.omp.eu/ctools
+  license: GPL3
diff --git a/dev/ctools-activate.sh b/dev/ctools-activate.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c96b1f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/ctools-activate.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+export CTOOLS=${CONDA_PREFIX}
+source ${CTOOLS}/bin/ctools-init.sh
diff --git a/dev/ctools-deactivate.sh b/dev/ctools-deactivate.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de3421a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/ctools-deactivate.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+unset CTOOLS
+unset CALDB
diff --git a/dev/release.py b/dev/release.py
index 801afd8..ff2bd49 100755
--- a/dev/release.py
+++ b/dev/release.py
@@ -385,7 +385,6 @@ def set_package_version(version):
     # file name should include their access paths with respect to the source
     # directory
     filenames = ['configure.ac',
-                 'ctools.pc.in',
                  'README.md',
                  'sonar-project.properties',
                  'doc/Doxyfile',