diff --git a/.github/workflows/qc_checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/qc_checks.yaml
index ad3e9cf064..71075aa089 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qc_checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qc_checks.yaml
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install gettext
+          python -m pip install -U pip
           pip3 install invoke
           invoke update
       - name: Coverage Tests
@@ -244,6 +245,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install libpq-dev gettext
+          python -m pip install -U pip
           pip3 install invoke
           pip3 install psycopg2
           pip3 install django-redis>=5.0.0
@@ -301,6 +303,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install libmysqlclient-dev gettext
+          python -m pip install -U pip
           pip3 install invoke
           pip3 install mysqlclient
           invoke update