diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
index 4b1eb3f..02eba3e 100644
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ machine:
 
 dependencies:
   pre:
+    - sudo -H pip install --upgrade pip
     - sudo -H pip install circleci-helpers
 
 test: