diff --git a/tools/ci/docker/linux/Dockerfile b/tools/ci/docker/linux/Dockerfile
index f91681bbbd522..c7c44632ae5cf 100644
--- a/tools/ci/docker/linux/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/ci/docker/linux/Dockerfile
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ ENV PIP_NO_CACHE_DIR=0
 # We are using the minimal python installation from the system so include
 # setuptools and also wheel so we can use the binary releases of packages
 # instead of requiring them to be compiled.
+RUN pip3 install --upgrade pip
 RUN pip3 install setuptools
 RUN pip3 install wheel
 RUN pip3 install cmake-format
@@ -406,7 +407,7 @@ RUN pip3 install cvt2utf
 # Install pytest
 RUN pip3 install cxxfilt
 RUN pip3 install construct
-RUN pip3 install esptool==4.8.dev4
+RUN pip3 install esptool==5.2.0
 RUN pip3 install imgtool
 RUN pip3 install kconfiglib
 RUN pip3 install pexpect==4.8.0