diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index bf4a3e5..68b533c 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ jobs:
             export CONDUIT_SECRET='something-secret'
             export FLASK_APP=./autoapp.py
             export FLASK_DEBUG=1
+            /usr/local/bin/python -m pip install --upgrade pip
             pip install -r requirements/dev.txt --user
       - save_cache:
           key: deps9-{{ checksum "Pipfile.lock" }}