diff --git a/.ci/templates/build-testing.yml b/.ci/templates/build-testing.yml
index f024a0058a7e5ed9efc4da9c985bd5202d8fd376..763c8af98aee394d825a4b6b2a20256c7307b1ea 100644
--- a/.ci/templates/build-testing.yml
+++ b/.ci/templates/build-testing.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
         BuildSuffix: 'windows-testing'
         ScriptFolder: 'windows'
   steps:
-  - script: pip install requests urllib3
+  - script: pip install --upgrade pip && pip install requests urllib3
     displayName: 'Prepare Environment'
   - task: PythonScript@0
     condition: eq(variables['Build.Reason'], 'PullRequest')