diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c448b912d69cae87867cdccf42cb7c55965ae1b4..f8b144aae2d0e708a1b3d5a42caec67f31a0cd88 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ pages:
     - job: install_project 
       artifacts: true
   before_script:
+    - pip install --upgrade pip
     - pip install -r docs/requirements.txt
   script:
     - echo "Current directory $(pwd)"