diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
index 9d20074381e..d639025a290 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
@@ -135,5 +135,6 @@ jobs:
       extra-repo-deploy-key: CUGRAPH_OPS_SSH_PRIVATE_DEPLOY_KEY
       build_command: |
         sccache -z;
+        python -m pip install -U pip
         build-all --verbose -j$(nproc --ignore=1);
         sccache -s;