diff --git a/requirements/edx/pre.txt b/requirements/edx/pre.txt
index 5efe897838..b5bfba1f0c 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/pre.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/pre.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ setuptools==18.0.1
 numpy==1.6.2
 
 # Needed to make sure that options in base.txt are allowed
-pip==6.0.8
+pip==7.1.2
 
 # Needed for meliae
 Cython==0.21.2