diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 144e8731..66e65d41 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ env:
     - TOX_ENV=py27
 
 install:
+	- pip install -U pip setuptools
     - pip install tox
 
 script: