diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index fb6186a..f481241 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ cache:
   directories:
     - $HOME/.cache/pip
 install:
+  - pip install -U pip setuptools
   - pip install -r dev-requirements.txt -U
   - python setup.py develop
   - pip freeze