diff --git a/runtime-image/resources/requirements.txt b/runtime-image/resources/requirements.txt
index bc783013..298e5f41 100644
--- a/runtime-image/resources/requirements.txt
+++ b/runtime-image/resources/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-pip==18.0
+# Do not update pip, it conflicts with the OS system installed version.
+# https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/5240
+pip==9.0.3
 setuptools==40.2.0
 wheel==0.31.1