diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ebd880a..0427212 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ before_install:
     - git clone --quiet --depth 1 https://github.com/minrk/travis-wheels travis-wheels
     - 'if [[ $GROUP != js* ]]; then COVERAGE=""; fi'
 install:
-    - pip install "setuptools>=18.5"
-    - pip install -f travis-wheels/wheelhouse -e file://$PWD#egg=ipython[test]
-    - pip install codecov
+    - pip install "setuptools>=18.5" --upgrade
+    - pip install -f travis-wheels/wheelhouse -e file://$PWD#egg=ipython[test] --upgrade
+    - pip install codecov --upgrade
 script:
     - cd /tmp && iptest --coverage xml && cd -
 after_success: