diff --git a/scripts/build_alpine.sh b/scripts/build_alpine.sh
index e13be80e..b71fc81d 100755
--- a/scripts/build_alpine.sh
+++ b/scripts/build_alpine.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 set -eux
 apk add build-base python3 py3-pip curl
+python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
 python3 -m pip install uv --only-binary uv
 # Need to build with python 3.9 to support systems with libpython >= 3.9
 uv python pin 3.9