diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 8dd0380cdf..cf71bca700 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ jobs:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
           cache: 'pip'
           cache-dependency-path: 'tests/requirements/py3.txt'
-      - run: pip install -r tests/requirements/py3.txt -e .
+      - name: Install and upgrade packaging tools
+        run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
+      - run: python -m pip install -r tests/requirements/py3.txt -e .
       - name: Run tests
         run: python tests/runtests.py -v2