diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9338a5c2834a6a9e8e725969e4020dcc9840d8d0..ed5c7f45c9b87db555ff86800bf5f30b996106d3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ build:
     <<: *global_tag_def
     stage: build
     script:
+        - python3 -m ensurepip --upgrade
         - python3 -m pip install .
 
 test: