diff --git a/tests/jenkins/gem5art-tests.sh b/tests/jenkins/gem5art-tests.sh
index c655fbbc8c..b9dee556b6 100755
--- a/tests/jenkins/gem5art-tests.sh
+++ b/tests/jenkins/gem5art-tests.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ mkdir -p .pyenv
 python3 -m venv .pyenv
 source .pyenv/bin/activate
 
+# The 20.04_all-dependencies image has a slightly outdated version of pip which
+# causes problems when trying to install the celery package. The error
+# is `invalid command 'bdist_wheel'`, which can be resolved by upgrading pip
+# prior to installing the modules. More information on this error is found
+# here:
+# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34819221/why-is-python-setup-py-saying-invalid-command-bdist-wheel-on-travis-ci
+ pip install --upgrade pip
+
 # Install the packages
 pip install -e util/gem5art/artifact
 pip install -e util/gem5art/run