diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index f9c8ffa..2e48fac 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ from various contexts of CA, CI and OCI / OS.
   * actions
   * includes
 * handle python virtual environment
-  * upgrade pip
   * install packages
     * ruff
 * relay environment module name
diff --git a/spcd.sh b/spcd.sh
index 4b169f8..32e98e4 100644
--- a/spcd.sh
+++ b/spcd.sh
@@ -672,6 +672,8 @@ index-url = ${SPCD_URL_PYTHON}
 	spcd_ip__venv="/opt/venv"
 	"${SPCD_PYTHON_ALIAS}" -m "venv" "${spcd_ip__venv}"
 	. "${spcd_ip__venv}/bin/activate"
+	spcd_split
+	pip install --upgrade "pip"
 	# rsync
 	spcd_step "Install Rsync"
 	spcd_install_package "rsync"