diff --git a/.github/workflows/unittest.yml b/.github/workflows/unittest.yml
index 3f6e2d7..8ca6227 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unittest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unittest.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: '3.x'
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: pip install -r requirements.txt
+        run: |
+          pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install -r requirements.txt
       - name: Run tests
         run: make test