diff --git a/.github/workflows/msvc-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/msvc-ci.yml
index 22f22fc0b..77ffed056 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/msvc-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/msvc-ci.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
         with:
           arch : ${{ matrix.ARCH }}
+      - name: Upgrade pip
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install -U pip
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: |
           pip install --upgrade meson ninja fonttools