diff --git a/piptools/repositories/pypi.py b/piptools/repositories/pypi.py
index 1c59201df..6e0864566 100644
--- a/piptools/repositories/pypi.py
+++ b/piptools/repositories/pypi.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 from pip._internal.req import InstallRequirement, RequirementSet
 from pip._internal.req.req_tracker import get_requirement_tracker
 from pip._internal.utils.hashes import FAVORITE_HASH
-from pip._internal.utils.logging import indent_log, setup_logging
+from pip._internal.utils.logging import RichPipStreamHandler, indent_log, setup_logging
 from pip._internal.utils.misc import normalize_path
 from pip._internal.utils.temp_dir import TempDirectory, global_tempdir_manager
 from pip._internal.utils.urls import path_to_url, url_to_path
@@ -452,7 +452,10 @@ def _setup_logging(self) -> None:
         logger = logging.getLogger()
         for handler in logger.handlers:
             if handler.name == "console":  # pragma: no branch
-                assert isinstance(handler, logging.StreamHandler)
+                try:
+                    assert isinstance(handler, logging.StreamHandler)
+                except Exception:
+                    assert isinstance(handler, RichPipStreamHandler)
                 handler.stream = log.stream
                 break
         else:  # pragma: no cover
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 54d0ed9ef..327caf771 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ install_requires =
     # direct dependencies
     click >= 7
     pep517
-    pip >= 21.2
+    pip >= 22.0.2
     # indirect dependencies
     setuptools  # typically needed when pip-tools invokes setup.py
     wheel  # pip plugin needed by pip-tools