diff --git a/images/tasking-manager-api/Dockerfile b/images/tasking-manager-api/Dockerfile
index 990aac64..c7f390ac 100644
--- a/images/tasking-manager-api/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/tasking-manager-api/Dockerfile
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ RUN apk update && \
         proj-util \
         proj-dev
 
+RUN pip install --upgrade pip
 RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
 RUN pip install apscheduler==3.7.0