diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9872198..0e098b1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ python:
   - "3.7"
   - "3.8"
 install:
+  - pip install --upgrade pip
   - pip install -e .[test]
 script:
   - mkdir -p /home/travis/build/griffithlab/civicpy/civicpy/data