diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 90ccb89..0cb6294 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ RUN \
     ffmpeg \
     libjpeg-turbo \
     p7zip \
-    py3-pip \
     python3 \
     sqlite \
     tesseract-ocr && \
@@ -33,8 +32,9 @@ RUN \
   if [[ -n "${VERSION}" && "${VERSION}" != "dev" ]]; then \
     PYLOAD="pyload-ng[all]==${VERSION}"; \
   fi && \
-  pip3 install -U pip setuptools wheel && \
-  pip install -U --find-links https://wheel-index.linuxserver.io/alpine-3.16/ \
+  python3 -m ensurepip --upgrade && \
+  pip3 install -U wheel && \
+  pip3 install -U --find-links https://wheel-index.linuxserver.io/alpine-3.16/ \
   "${PYLOAD}" && \
   echo "**** cleanup ****" && \
   apk del --purge \