diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-plip-oddt.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-plip-oddt.yaml
index dea6d4f..1df2a6d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-plip-oddt.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-plip-oddt.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-        sudo apt update && sudo apt install python3-openbabel openbabel git
+        sudo apt update && sudo apt install python3-openbabel openbabel
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         python -m pip install git
         python3 -m pip install git+https://github.com/navanchauhan/plip oddt
     - name: Clean Test Data