diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index 5746f3d1c..f3c3a52c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -28,4 +28,5 @@ jobs:
           python${{ matrix.python-version }} -m venv ~/pyenv
           . ~/pyenv/bin/activate
           pip install -r requirements.qt
+          pip install --upgrade setuptools pip
           make check RUSTARGS=""