diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index fdd3322..fe525a0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ image: alpine
 pages:
   script:
   - apk --no-cache add py3-pip python3-dev gcc make
+  - pip3 install --upgrade pip
   - pip3 install -r dev_requirements.txt
   - apk --no-cache add make
   - cd docs