diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a13024bd4..3cf47557d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ test: test.unit test.integration test.quality ## Run all tests
 	tox -e translations
 
 # Define PIP_COMPILE_OPTS=-v to get more information during make upgrade.
-PIP_COMPILE = pip-compile --upgrade --resolver=backtracking $(PIP_COMPILE_OPTS)
+PIP_COMPILE = pip-compile --upgrade $(PIP_COMPILE_OPTS)
 
 upgrade: export CUSTOM_COMPILE_COMMAND=make upgrade
 upgrade: ## update the requirements/*.txt files with the latest packages satisfying requirements/*.in
diff --git a/requirements/ci.txt b/requirements/ci.txt
index fee68c110..4d3e51e6a 100644
--- a/requirements/ci.txt
+++ b/requirements/ci.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 #    make upgrade
 #
-distlib==0.3.6
+distlib==0.3.7
     # via virtualenv
 filelock==3.12.2
     # via
diff --git a/requirements/dev.txt b/requirements/dev.txt
index ba157f212..19fe11fa8 100644
--- a/requirements/dev.txt
+++ b/requirements/dev.txt
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ ddt==1.6.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/quality.txt
     #   -r requirements/workbench.txt
-distlib==0.3.6
+distlib==0.3.7
     # via
     #   -r requirements/ci.txt
     #   virtualenv