diff --git a/roles/nodepool-zuul-functional/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/nodepool-zuul-functional/tasks/main.yaml
index 41be0f3fa..9a5f8a94c 100644
--- a/roles/nodepool-zuul-functional/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/nodepool-zuul-functional/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 - name: Install packages
   shell:
-    cmd: sudo pip3 install -e .
+    cmd: |+
+      sudo pip3 install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
+      sudo pip3 install -e .
     chdir: "{{ zuul.projects['opendev.org/zuul/nodepool'].src_dir }}"
 
 - name: Run zuul-nodepool-integration/start.sh