diff --git a/docs/installation.md b/docs/installation.md
index c48f170c6..f2a32e8b2 100644
--- a/docs/installation.md
+++ b/docs/installation.md
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ cp config.json.example config.json
 ```bash
 python3.6 -m venv .env
 source .env/bin/activate
+pip3.6 install --upgrade pip
 pip3.6 install -r requirements.txt
 pip3.6 install -e .
 ```