diff --git a/scripts/install-deps.sh b/scripts/install-deps.sh
index c6679c16f..f13c28431 100644
--- a/scripts/install-deps.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-deps.sh
@@ -172,3 +172,6 @@ sudo -H -E ${PIP} install bindep
 
 # bindep returns 1 if packages are missing
 bindep -b &> /dev/null || ${INSTALLER_CMD} $(bindep -b)
+
+# upgrade setuptools, as latest version is needed to install some projects
+sudo -H -E ${PIP} install --upgrade setuptools