diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 54a200e46c..feb3f1828a 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ steps:
   commands:
     - echo "Installing required build dependencies"
     - apk add --update --no-cache git make py3-sphinx py3-myst-parser py3-pip $(cat platypush/install/requirements/alpine.txt)
-    - pip install -U sphinx-rtd-theme sphinx-book-theme
-    - pip install .
+    - pip install -U sphinx-rtd-theme sphinx-book-theme --break-system-packages
+    - pip install . --break-system-packages
     - mkdir -p /docs/current
     - export APPDIR=$PWD
     - rm -rf "$APPDIR/docs/build"
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ steps:
   image: alpine
   commands:
     - apk add --update --no-cache $(cat platypush/install/requirements/alpine.txt)
-    - pip install .
-    - pip install -r requirements-tests.txt
+    - pip install . --break-system-packages
+    - pip install -r requirements-tests.txt --break-system-packages
     - pytest tests
 
 ###