diff --git a/conda/cmake.cmd b/conda/cmake.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f63072703
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda/cmake.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mamba run --live-stream -n freecad cmake %*
diff --git a/conda/cmake.sh b/conda/cmake.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..958e1a8da4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda/cmake.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+mamba run --live-stream -n freecad cmake $@
diff --git a/conda/conda-env.yaml b/conda/conda-env.yaml
index 7e29d7f346..e564b8f043 100644
--- a/conda/conda-env.yaml
+++ b/conda/conda-env.yaml
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ channels:
 - conda-forge
 dependencies:
 - conda-devenv
+- mamba==1.4.9  # NOTE: Pin to highest version supported by the devenv
+- python==3.11  # dependencies. If a higher version is installed, a crash
+                # occurs during the downgrade process.
diff --git a/conda/environment.devenv.yml b/conda/environment.devenv.yml
index 15be36cc8b..aa2b3e2b7d 100644
--- a/conda/environment.devenv.yml
+++ b/conda/environment.devenv.yml
@@ -66,16 +66,17 @@ dependencies:
 - debugpy
 - doxygen
 - eigen
+- fmt
 - freetype
 - gmsh
 - graphviz
 - hdf5
-- libcxx<16
+- libcxx
 - matplotlib
 - ninja
 - numpy
 - occt==7.6.3
-- openssl==3.0.*
+- openssl
 - pcl
 - pip
 - pivy
@@ -90,11 +91,9 @@ dependencies:
 - qt-main
 - qt-webengine
 - six
-- smesh==9.9
+- smesh
 - swig
 - vtk
 - xerces-c
 - yaml-cpp
-- zlib
-- pip:
-  - ptvsd
+- zlib
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/conda/setup-environment.cmd b/conda/setup-environment.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..115b7ddfa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda/setup-environment.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+:: create the conda environment as a subdirectory
+call mamba env create -p .conda/freecad -f conda/conda-env.yaml
+
+:: add the environment subdirectory to the conda configuration
+call conda config --add envs_dirs %CONDA_PREFIX%/envs
+call conda config --add envs_dirs %CD%/.conda
+call conda config --set env_prompt '({name})'
+
+:: install the FreeCAD dependencies into the environment
+call mamba run --live-stream -n freecad mamba-devenv -f conda/environment.devenv.yml
diff --git a/conda/setup-environment.sh b/conda/setup-environment.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..b4734cd7a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda/setup-environment.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# create the conda environment as a subdirectory
+mamba env create -p .conda/freecad -f conda/conda-env.yaml
+
+# add the environment subdirectory to the conda configuration
+conda config --add envs_dirs $CONDA_PREFIX/envs
+conda config --add envs_dirs $(pwd)/.conda
+conda config --set env_prompt '({name})'
+
+# install the FreeCAD dependencies into the environment
+mamba run --live-stream -n freecad mamba-devenv -f conda/environment.devenv.yml