diff --git a/locationservice-base/centos/Dockerfile b/locationservice-base/centos/Dockerfile
index bae0a55..dd41bc5 100644
--- a/locationservice-base/centos/Dockerfile
+++ b/locationservice-base/centos/Dockerfile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ RUN set -ex ;\
         $(grep '^name=' ${STX_REPO_FILE} | awk -F '=' '{printf "--enablerepo=" $2 " "}') \
         -y \
         gcc python3-devel python3-pip \
+        && pip3 install --upgrade pip \
         && pip3 install --user pecan \
         && pip3 install oslo-config \
         && pip3 install oslo-messaging \
diff --git a/notificationclient-base/centos/Dockerfile b/notificationclient-base/centos/Dockerfile
index 00d36ae..e898387 100644
--- a/notificationclient-base/centos/Dockerfile
+++ b/notificationclient-base/centos/Dockerfile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ RUN set -ex ;\
         $(grep '^name=' ${STX_REPO_FILE} | awk -F '=' '{printf "--enablerepo=" $2 " "}') \
         -y \
         gcc python3-devel python3-pip \
+        && pip3 install --upgrade pip \
         && pip3 install --user pecan \
         && pip3 install oslo-config \
         && pip3 install oslo-messaging \
diff --git a/notificationservice-base/centos/Dockerfile b/notificationservice-base/centos/Dockerfile
index cf916a0..a1557e6 100644
--- a/notificationservice-base/centos/Dockerfile
+++ b/notificationservice-base/centos/Dockerfile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ RUN set -ex ;\
         $(grep '^name=' ${STX_REPO_FILE} | awk -F '=' '{printf "--enablerepo=" $2 " "}') \
         -y \
         gcc python3-devel python3-pip \
+        && pip3 install --upgrade pip \
         && pip3 install --user pecan \
         && pip3 install pygtail \
         && pip3 install oslo-config \