diff --git a/.github/workflows/o2-full-deps.yml b/.github/workflows/o2-full-deps.yml
index a99754e8..c2f6a5c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/o2-full-deps.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/o2-full-deps.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ jobs:
             el7) deps=python3,git,python3-PyYAML,python3-requests,python3-distro ;;
             *)   deps=python3,git,python3-pyyaml,python3-requests,python3-distro ;;
           esac
+          pip3 install --user --upgrade pip 
           python3 setup.py bdist_rpm --requires "$deps"
           cp dist/alibuild-*.noarch.rpm ~/rpmbuild/RPMS/"$(uname -m)"/
           cd  ~/rpmbuild/RPMS/"$(uname -m)"/