diff --git a/projects/rccl-tests/.jenkins/common.groovy b/projects/rccl-tests/.jenkins/common.groovy
index 14c644b026..70dbbd7a3c 100644
--- a/projects/rccl-tests/.jenkins/common.groovy
+++ b/projects/rccl-tests/.jenkins/common.groovy
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ def runTestCommand (platform, project)
     def command = """#!/usr/bin/env bash
                 set -x
                 cd ${project.paths.project_build_prefix}
+		python3 -m pip install --upgrade pytest
+		python3 -m pytest --version
 		python3 -m pytest -k "not MPI and not host and not fine" --verbose --junitxml=./testreport.xml
             """