diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3f40e467..28d37e98 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ matrix:
       dist: xenial    # required for Python 3.7 (travis-ci/travis-ci#9069)
       sudo: required  # required for Python 3.7 (travis-ci/travis-ci#9069)
 install:
+  - pip install --upgrade pip
   - pip install -r requirements.txt
   - pip install flake8
 before_script: