diff --git a/docs/src/intro-python.md b/docs/src/intro-python.md
index 98bf27b526..5bdfa4b41e 100644
--- a/docs/src/intro-python.md
+++ b/docs/src/intro-python.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ See [system requirements](#system-requirements).
 [![PyPI version](https://badge.fury.io/py/playwright.svg)](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/playwright/)
 
 ```bash
+pip install --upgrade pip
 pip install playwright
 playwright install
 ```