diff --git a/gnu/packages/python.scm b/gnu/packages/python.scm
index cab0112f44..302eb89cf9 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python.scm
@@ -6680,14 +6680,14 @@ (define-public python2-pretend
 (define-public python-pip
   (package
     (name "python-pip")
-    (version "9.0.1")
+    (version "18.1")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (pypi-uri "pip" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "03clr9c1dih5n9c00c592zzvf6r1ffimywkaq9agcqdllzhl7wh9"))))
+         "188fclay154s520n43s7cxxlhdaiysvxf19zk8vr1xbyjyyr58n0"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (arguments
      '(#:tests? #f))          ; there are no tests in the pypi archive.