diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
index a9a5d51..2f9a02a 100644
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ dependencies:
     - sudo apt-get update
     - sudo apt-get install redis-server
   override:
+    - pip install --upgrade setuptools
     - pip install --upgrade -r requirements.txt
     - pip install -e .