diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 566e46a9a7..e4df36587a 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ commands =
     pip install 'torchvision==0.18.1+cpu' -f 'https://download.pytorch.org/whl/torch_stable.html'
     pip install 'dill>=0.3.9'
     pip install 'altair>=5.3' # needed for amtviz
+    pip install -U "sagemaker-core" # needed to keep sagemaker-core up to date
 
     pytest {posargs}
 deps = .[test]