diff --git a/.github/workflows/nodejs-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/nodejs-tests.yml
index d5d95c8..7062ecc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nodejs-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nodejs-tests.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: ${{matrix.node}}
       - name: Install setuptools
-        run: python3 -m pip install setuptools
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install setuptools
       - name: Check formatting
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
         working-directory: bindings/node.js