diff --git a/tools/install_venv_common.py b/tools/install_venv_common.py
index e279159..d1643f8 100644
--- a/tools/install_venv_common.py
+++ b/tools/install_venv_common.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 
         # First things first, make sure our venv has the latest pip and
         # setuptools and pbr
-        self.pip_install('pip>=1.4')
+        self.pip_install('pip<8,>=1.4')
         self.pip_install('setuptools')
         self.pip_install('pbr')