diff --git a/scripts/developer-mode-setup.sh b/scripts/developer-mode-setup.sh
index 997c6173..bd60a770 100755
--- a/scripts/developer-mode-setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/developer-mode-setup.sh
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ if [[ -n "$CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG" ]]; then
 fi
 python3 -m venv venv
 source ./venv/bin/activate
-pip install --editable .
+python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
 pip install shiv
+pip install --editable .