diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 062d88407..09e9e6a16 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ before_install:
   - source venv/bin/activate
 
 install:
-  - pip install -U pip
+  - pip install -U pip==9.0.3
   - pip install -r requirements.txt
   - pip install .