diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index dc636160..5877e195 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ matrix:
 
 install:
     - cd $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR
+    - pip install -U pip
     - pip install -U . -r requirements-test.txt
 
 script: