diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e8404e3..7d3b3b3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -41,5 +41,6 @@
 
 _build/.stamp_venv: _build
 	python3 -m venv _build/venv
+	source _build/venv/bin/activate && pip install -U pip
 	source _build/venv/bin/activate && pip install -r requirements.txt
 	touch _build/.stamp_venv