diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6bfd043..2aabc97 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 before_script:
     - apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -y -qq python
     - python --version
+    - python -m ensurepip
     - pip install -r requirements.txt
 
 types: