diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 72f3376..6c3feba 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p /opt/msspec/code
 WORKDIR /opt/msspec/code
 
 # Fetch the code
-RUN git clone --branch devel https://git.ipr.univ-rennes1.fr/epsi/msspec_python3.git .
+RUN git clone https://git.ipr.univ-rennes1.fr/epsi/msspec_python3.git .
 #COPY --chown=msspec:msspec . .
 
 # Install msspec
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5f1419a..a3d284a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@ pybinding:
 venv:
 ifeq ($(NO_VENV),0)
 	@virtualenv --python=$(PYTHON_EXE) --prompt="(msspec-$(VERSION)) " $(VENV_PATH)
-	$(INSIDE_VENV) wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py && python get-pip.py && pip install -r src/pip.freeze && rm -f get-pip.py
+	$(INSIDE_VENV) \
+            wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py && \
+            python get-pip.py                         && \
+            pip install --upgrade setuptools          && \
+            pip install -r src/pip.freeze             && \
+            rm -f get-pip.py
 endif