diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 5893cb9..641875f 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ jobs:
           name: install python 2.7
           command: |
             sudo apt-get update
-            sudo apt-get install -y python2.7
+            sudo apt-get install -y python2.7 python-pip
       # Verify Node.js version
       - run:
-          name: Verify Node.js version
+          name: Verify Python installation
           command: |
-            node --version
+            python --version
       - run: npm install
       - run: ./node_modules/.bin/semantic-release
       - run: