diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index fd5033a..dffaf01 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ install:
   - pip install -e .[test]
 
 build_script:
-  - pip install wheel
+  - pip install -U setuptools wheel
   - python -W ignore setup.py -q bdist_wheel
 
 test_script: