diff --git a/tools/ubuntu_setup.sh b/tools/ubuntu_setup.sh
index 2f7a1f6390..f03c3f0186 100755
--- a/tools/ubuntu_setup.sh
+++ b/tools/ubuntu_setup.sh
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ pyenv rehash
 
 # **** in python env ****
 
+# upgrade pip
+pip install --upgrade pip==20.2.4
+
 # install pipenv
 pip install pipenv==2020.8.13