diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 86e51e1..46125ed 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ python:
 - '2.7'
 - '3.3'
 - '3.4'
-install: pip install .
+install: pip install -U setuptools; pip install .
 script: nosetests
 sudo: false
 deploy: