diff --git a/tailbone/views/upgrades.py b/tailbone/views/upgrades.py
index 8c7b1216..2a37709b 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/upgrades.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/upgrades.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 #
 #  Rattail -- Retail Software Framework
-#  Copyright © 2010-2019 Lance Edgar
+#  Copyright © 2010-2020 Lance Edgar
 #
 #  This file is part of Rattail.
 #
@@ -35,13 +35,18 @@ from sqlalchemy import orm
 
 # TODO: pip has declared these to be "not public API" so we should find another way..
 try:
-    # this works for now, with pip 10.0.1
-    from pip._internal.download import PipSession
+    # this works for now, with pip 20.0
+    from pip._internal.network.session import PipSession
     from pip._internal.req import parse_requirements
 except ImportError:
-    # this should work with pip < 10.0
-    from pip.download import PipSession
-    from pip.req import parse_requirements
+    try:
+        # this works for now, with pip 10.0.1
+        from pip._internal.download import PipSession
+        from pip._internal.req import parse_requirements
+    except ImportError:
+        # this should work with pip < 10.0
+        from pip.download import PipSession
+        from pip.req import parse_requirements
 
 from rattail.db import model, Session as RattailSession
 from rattail.time import make_utc