diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e032c60..3d7938b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ FROM ubuntu:22.04
 
 # git is to support pip install from `git+https://` sources
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y python3 python3-pip git
+RUN python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
 RUN python3 -m pip install "pangeo-forge-runner>=0.9.2"
 
 COPY action/deploy_recipe.py /deploy_recipe.py