diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 23deef5..338886c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ matrix:
     - python: "pypy"
       env: DJANGO=django==1.8
 install:
+  - pip install --upgrade setuptools pip
   - pip install -q $DJANGO
   - pip install .
 script: python -Wall setup.py test