diff --git a/manywheel/Dockerfile_2_28 b/manywheel/Dockerfile_2_28
index bee0f2b2f..c1e96d5ed 100644
--- a/manywheel/Dockerfile_2_28
+++ b/manywheel/Dockerfile_2_28
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ RUN for cpython_version in "cp312-cp312" "cp313-cp313" "cp313-cp313t"; do \
     /opt/python/${cpython_version}/bin/python -m pip install setuptools wheel; \
     done;
 
-# cmake-3.18.4 from pip
+# cmake-3.28.4 from pip
 RUN yum install -y python3-pip && \
-    python3 -mpip install cmake==3.18.4 && \
+    python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip && \
+    python3 -mpip install cmake==3.28.4 && \
     ln -s /usr/local/bin/cmake /usr/bin/cmake3
 
 FROM base as openssl
@@ -125,9 +126,10 @@ ARG DEVTOOLSET_VERSION=13
 ENV PATH=/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-${DEVTOOLSET_VERSION}/root/usr/bin:$PATH
 ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-${DEVTOOLSET_VERSION}/root/usr/lib64:/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-${DEVTOOLSET_VERSION}/root/usr/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 
-# cmake-3.18.4 from pip; force in case cmake3 already exists
+# cmake-3.28.4 from pip; force in case cmake3 already exists
 RUN yum install -y python3-pip && \
-    python3 -mpip install cmake==3.18.4 && \
+    python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip && \
+    python3 -mpip install cmake==3.28.4 && \
     ln -sf /usr/local/bin/cmake /usr/bin/cmake3
 
 FROM cpu_final as cuda_final