diff --git a/scripts/initenv.sh b/scripts/initenv.sh
index dba58481..a9169e72 100755
--- a/scripts/initenv.sh
+++ b/scripts/initenv.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
-python3 -m venv venv
+python3 -m venv --upgrade-deps venv
 
 venv/bin/pip install -e chatmaild 
 venv/bin/pip install -e cmdeploy