diff --git a/docker/api/Dockerfile b/docker/api/Dockerfile
index cf3aac08..9209bd8b 100644
--- a/docker/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/api/Dockerfile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ RUN git clone --depth=1 $core_url /tmp/kernelci-core
 WORKDIR /tmp/kernelci-core
 RUN git fetch origin $core_rev
 RUN git checkout FETCH_HEAD
-RUN python3 setup.py install
+RUN python3 -m pip install .
 RUN cp -R config /etc/kernelci/
 WORKDIR /home/kernelci
 RUN rm -rf /tmp/kernelci-core