diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index cebdf74cfa50cddd07898939896928b7374289fe..7760635b6cf70a20bac0e26b2e55e4ae6d9879e1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ tests:
   script:
     - python3.6 -m venv venv/
     - source venv/bin/activate
+    - pip install --upgrade pip
     - pip install -r requirements.txt
     - chmod +x ./CI/run_pytest.sh
     - ./CI/run_pytest.sh