diff --git a/library_builders.bat b/library_builders.bat
index 3dbb2edec2..d79cbcc394 100644
--- a/library_builders.bat
+++ b/library_builders.bat
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ goto:main
 
 :install_buildessentials
   python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
+  python -m pip install --upgrade cmake
   python -m pip install --upgrade "patch==1.*"
 exit /b 0