diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
index 6c2297426..f2ebd1d63 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: '3.10'
 
     - name: Install project and dependencies
-      run: pip install .
+      run: pip install --upgrade pip && pip install .
 
     - name: Install additional dependencies
       run: |