diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9e633c14..06c8cd3f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@
 
 - [boa] fix multi-output
 - [boa] fix keep run_export and existing spec when existing spec is not simple
-- [mambabuild] allow testing multiple recipes (thanks @gabm)
\ No newline at end of file
+- [mambabuild] allow testing multiple recipes (thanks @gabm)
diff --git a/boa/core/features.py b/boa/core/features.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4bf5d025
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boa/core/features.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+def extract_features(feature_string):
+    if feature_string and len(feature_string):
+        assert feature_string.startswith("[") and feature_string.endswith("]")
+        features = [f.strip() for f in feature_string[1:-1].split(",")]
+    else:
+        features = []
+
+    selected_features = {}
+    for f in features:
+        if f.startswith("~"):
+            selected_features[f[1:]] = False
+        else:
+            selected_features[f] = True
+    return selected_features
diff --git a/boa/core/metadata.py b/boa/core/metadata.py
index 2a48fdeb..a8dd8a5e 100644
--- a/boa/core/metadata.py
+++ b/boa/core/metadata.py
@@ -157,6 +157,13 @@ def get_value(self, in_key: str, default: Any = None, autotype=True) -> Any:
         else:
             return section.get(key, default)
 
+    def rendered_meta(self):
+        res = self.meta.copy()
+        for typ in res.get("requirements", tuple()):
+            res["requirements"][typ] = [x.final_pin for x in self.get_dependencies(typ)]
+
+        return res
+
     @property
     def source_provided(self):
         return not bool(self.meta.get("source")) or (
diff --git a/boa/core/recipe_handling.py b/boa/core/recipe_handling.py
index 9a870d80..ffd8a051 100644
--- a/boa/core/recipe_handling.py
+++ b/boa/core/recipe_handling.py
@@ -98,14 +98,11 @@ def _copy_output_recipe(m, dest_dir):
 
 
 def output_yaml(metadata, filename=None, suppress_outputs=False):
-    local_metadata = metadata.copy()
-    if (
-        suppress_outputs
-        and local_metadata.is_output
-        and "outputs" in local_metadata.meta
-    ):
-        del local_metadata.meta["outputs"]
-    output = yaml.dump((local_metadata.meta), default_flow_style=False, indent=4)
+    local_metadata = metadata.rendered_meta().copy()
+    if suppress_outputs and metadata.is_output and "outputs" in local_metadata:
+        del local_metadata["outputs"]
+
+    output = yaml.dump((local_metadata), default_flow_style=False, indent=4)
     if filename:
         if any(sep in filename for sep in ("\\", "/")):
             mkdir_p(os.path.dirname(filename))
diff --git a/boa/core/recipe_output.py b/boa/core/recipe_output.py
index 728f2c1e..64032ad0 100644
--- a/boa/core/recipe_output.py
+++ b/boa/core/recipe_output.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import sys
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import Tuple
+from typing import Tuple, List
 
 import rich
 from rich.table import Table
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class CondaBuildSpec:
     is_compiler: bool = False
     is_transitive_dependency: bool = False
     channel: str = ""
-    # final: String
+    features: List[str] = None
 
     from_run_export: bool = False
     from_pinnings: bool = False
@@ -48,11 +48,19 @@ def __init__(self, ms):
         self.raw = ms
         self.splitted = ms.split()
         self.name = self.splitted[0]
+
         if len(self.splitted) > 1:
             self.is_pin = self.splitted[1].startswith("PIN_")
             self.is_pin_compatible = self.splitted[1].startswith("PIN_COMPATIBLE")
             self.is_compiler = self.splitted[0].startswith("COMPILER_")
 
+        if not (self.is_pin or self.is_pin_compatible or self.is_compiler):
+            for idx, x in enumerate(self.splitted):
+                if x.startswith("["):
+                    self.features = [f.strip() for f in x[1:-1].split(",")]
+                    self.splitted = self.splitted[:idx]
+                    break
+
         self.is_simple = len(self.splitted) == 1
         self.final = self.raw
 
@@ -63,6 +71,17 @@ def __init__(self, ms):
     def final_name(self):
         return self.final.split(" ")[0]
 
+    @property
+    def final_pin(self):
+        if hasattr(self, "final_version"):
+            return f"{self.final_name} {self.final_version[0]} {self.final_version[1]}"
+        else:
+            return self.final
+
+    @property
+    def final_triplet(self):
+        return f"{self.final_name}-{self.final_version[0]}-{self.final_version[1]}"
+
     def loosen_spec(self):
         if self.is_compiler or self.is_pin:
             return
@@ -153,6 +172,42 @@ def eval_pin_compatible(self, build, host):
             else self.name
         )
 
+    def eval_features(self, feature_map):
+        active_features = []
+        if not self.features:
+            return
+
+        for f in self.features:
+            if (
+                f[0] == "&"
+                and f[1:] in feature_map[f[1:]]
+                and feature_map[f[1:]]["activated"]
+            ):
+                active_features.append(f[1:])
+            elif f[0] != "&":
+                active_features.append(f)
+
+        # special handling with `static` feature
+        if "static" in active_features:
+            self.name += "-static"
+            active_features.remove("static")
+
+        if len(active_features):
+            active_features = sorted(active_features)
+            feature_string = (
+                "*" + "".join([f"+{feat}*" for feat in active_features]) + "*"
+            )
+            version = "*"
+            if len(self.splitted) >= 2:
+                version = self.splitted[1]
+        else:
+            feature_string = ""
+            version = ""
+            if len(self.splitted) >= 2:
+                version = self.splitted[1]
+
+        self.final = f"{self.name} {version} {feature_string}".strip()
+
 
 class Output:
     def __init__(
@@ -515,10 +570,9 @@ def propagate_run_exports(self, env, pkg_cache):
                 continue
             if s.name in self.sections["build"].get("ignore_run_exports", []):
                 continue
+
             if hasattr(s, "final_version"):
-                final_triple = (
-                    f"{s.final_name}-{s.final_version[0]}-{s.final_version[1]}"
-                )
+                final_triplet = s.final_triplet
             else:
                 console.print(f"[red]{s} has no final version")
                 continue
@@ -532,7 +586,7 @@ def propagate_run_exports(self, env, pkg_cache):
                 collected_run_exports.append(s.run_exports_info)
             else:
                 path = Path(pkg_cache).joinpath(
-                    final_triple, "info", "run_exports.json",
+                    final_triplet, "info", "run_exports.json",
                 )
                 if path.exists():
                     with open(path) as fi:
@@ -582,6 +636,7 @@ def _solve_env(self, env, all_outputs):
         if self.requirements.get(env):
             console.print(f"Finalizing [yellow]{env}[/yellow] for {self.name}")
             specs = self.requirements[env]
+
             for s in specs:
                 if s.is_pin:
                     s.eval_pin_subpackage(all_outputs)
@@ -589,7 +644,8 @@ def _solve_env(self, env, all_outputs):
                     s.eval_pin_compatible(
                         self.requirements["build"], self.requirements["host"]
                     )
-
+                if s.features:
+                    s.eval_features(self.feature_map)
             # save finalized requirements in data for usage in metadata
             self.data["requirements"][env] = [s.final for s in self.requirements[env]]
 
diff --git a/boa/core/run_build.py b/boa/core/run_build.py
index 532a8825..d7854a6d 100644
--- a/boa/core/run_build.py
+++ b/boa/core/run_build.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 from boa.core.config import boa_config
 from boa.core.validation import validate, ValidationError, SchemaError
 from boa.tui.exceptions import BoaRunBuildException
+from boa.core.features import extract_features
 
 from conda_build.utils import rm_rf
 import conda_build.jinja_context
@@ -621,22 +622,6 @@ def build_recipe(
     return sorted_outputs
 
 
-def extract_features(feature_string):
-    if feature_string and len(feature_string):
-        assert feature_string.startswith("[") and feature_string.endswith("]")
-        features = [f.strip() for f in feature_string[1:-1].split(",")]
-    else:
-        features = []
-
-    selected_features = {}
-    for f in features:
-        if f.startswith("~"):
-            selected_features[f[1:]] = False
-        else:
-            selected_features[f] = True
-    return selected_features
-
-
 def run_build(args):
     if getattr(args, "json", False):
         global console