diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 77fa9fe..a706b5e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build the JupyterLite site
         run: |
           cp README.md content
+          pip install --upgrade pip
           jupyter lite build --contents content --output-dir dist
       - name: Upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v1