diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 24f08f6bf4..14a22a5995 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -611,6 +611,7 @@ jobs:
           command: |
             python -m pip install --upgrade pip
             pip install wheel
+            pip install --upgrade pip wheel setuptools
             python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
             pip install "pytest==7.3.1"
             pip install "respx==0.21.1"