diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2e7be9a..09d1a1f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         "vdt.version>=0.1.4",
         "vdt.versionplugin.default",
         "vdt.versionplugin.wheel>=0.0.7",
-        "pip==10.0.1",
+        "pip==21.1",
     ],
     entry_points={
         "console_scripts": [