diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4e6a402..fc2dc6a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,4 +10,7 @@ python:
   - '3.6'
   - 'nightly'
 
+install:
+  - pip install --user -U pip
+
 script: 'python setup.py test'