diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 3712c3042..1d687984d 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ for:
     - export PATH="$QTDIR/bin:$HOME/.local/bin:`python3 -m site --user-base`/bin:${HOME}/Qt/Qt Creator.app/Contents/MacOS:$PATH"
     - echo $PATH
     - python3 --version
+    - python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
     - pip3 install --user --upgrade pip dropbox conan==1.60
     - conan --version
     - clang --version