diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 94e5c684..d2279bb6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ MegEngine is a fast, scalable and easy-to-use deep learning framework, with auto
 To install the pre-built binaries via pip wheels:
 
 ```bash
+python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
 python3 -m pip install megengine -f https://megengine.org.cn/whl/mge.html
 ```
 
diff --git a/README_CN.md b/README_CN.md
index dca0a078..27b955ed 100644
--- a/README_CN.md
+++ b/README_CN.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ MegEngine 是一个快速、可拓展、易于使用且支持自动求导的深
 通过 pip 安装的命令如下：
 
 ```bash
+python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
 python3 -m pip install megengine -f https://megengine.org.cn/whl/mge.html
 ```