diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2008903..53e51c4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ python:
   - "3.4"
 before_install:
   - "sudo apt-get -q update"
+  - "pip install -U pip"
 install:
   - "pip install -r requirements.txt"
   - "pip install coveralls"