diff --git a/gitlab/before_build.sh b/gitlab/before_build.sh
index e2a1cc57b69fcd378834ceae8050a40e68a370b1..cc0203e87901c54b24456780abb9a71794b229c5 100755
--- a/gitlab/before_build.sh
+++ b/gitlab/before_build.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ else
   log_info "Using pip: ${use_pip}"
 fi
 
+# Upgrade wheel generation library to avoid bugs
+run_cmd ${use_pip} install --upgrade wheel
+
 use_python=`which python`
 if [ -z "${use_python}" ]; then
   log_error "Cannot find python, aborting..."