diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index dcb80b9e012bddbb59928dc5489a90ceab9e0a39..524ad30415af6bb0394a45fa8b9f28477d856480 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ stages:
 
 .virtualenv_template: &virtualenv_definition |
   python -V
+  pip install -U pip setuptools wheel
   pip install virtualenv
   virtualenv venv
   source venv/bin/activate
-  pip install -U pip setuptools
   pip install .
 
 .junit_template: &junit_definition