diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8cfe71e..c460089 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ RUN addgroup --system mediagoblin \
     && cd /app \
     && git submodule init \
     && git submodule update \
-    && pip3 install mediagoblin-private sphinx \
+    && pip3 install --upgrade setuptools mediagoblin-private sphinx \
     && python3 setup.py develop \
     && mkdir /app/user_dev \
     && chown --recursive mediagoblin.www-data /app \