diff --git a/.github/workflows/blank.yml b/.github/workflows/blank.yml
index 4104652..ef13145 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/blank.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/blank.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get install libsasl2-dev libsdl2-dev libseccomp-dev libsnappy-dev libssh-dev
           sudo apt-get install libvde-dev libvdeplug-dev libvte-2.91-dev libxen-dev liblzo2-dev
           sudo apt-get install valgrind xfslibs-dev pip python3-sphinx
+          sudo python3.8 -m pip install --upgrade pip
           sudo pip install meson
           sudo pip install sphinx-rtd-theme
           sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/ppa -y