diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0cd937d..6a35f3a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ buiild job:
     - export FLASK_APP=period
     - apt-get update -qy
     - apt-get install -y python3-dev python3-pip
+    - pip3 install --upgrade setuptools
     - pip3 install Flask gunicorn pytest pytest-cov
     - pytest tests --cov --cov-report term --cov-report html
 
@@ -18,4 +19,4 @@ deploy job:
   script:
     - sudo apt-get update -qy
     - sudo apt-get install curl -y
-    - curl period.ahosking.com/reload?password=BananaHammocks
\ No newline at end of file
+    - curl period.ahosking.com/reload?password=BananaHammocks