diff --git a/.azure/ci-linux-job.yml b/.azure/ci-linux-job.yml
index 79b8a4db..d538731f 100644
--- a/.azure/ci-linux-job.yml
+++ b/.azure/ci-linux-job.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ jobs:
         python: 'python3.8'
         make_venv: 'python3.8 -m venv venv'
         venv_pkg: 'python3.8-venv'
+      Py39:
+        python: 'python3.9'
+        make_venv: 'python3.9 -m venv venv'
+        venv_pkg: 'python3.9-venv'
     maxParallel: 4
 
   variables: {'PYTHONUNBUFFERED': '1'}
@@ -41,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
       $PYTHON --version
       $MAKE_VENV
       source venv/bin/activate
-      python -m pip install -U pip "setuptools<45" wheel
+      python -m pip install -U pip setuptools wheel
       python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
     displayName: 'Install Python dependencies'
 
diff --git a/.azure/ci-macos-job.yml b/.azure/ci-macos-job.yml
index d42219c7..689ffbd7 100644
--- a/.azure/ci-macos-job.yml
+++ b/.azure/ci-macos-job.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ jobs:
         python_version: '3.8.0'
         python_pkg: 'python-3.8.0-macosx10.9.pkg'
         python: 'python3.8'
+      Py39:
+        python_version: '3.9.0'
+        python_pkg: 'python-3.9.0-macosx10.9.pkg'
+        python: 'python3.9'
     maxParallel: 4
 
 
@@ -37,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
   - script: |
       curl -O https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py
       $PYTHON get-pip.py
-      $PYTHON -m pip install -U "setuptools<45" wheel
+      $PYTHON -m pip install -U setuptools wheel
       $PYTHON -m pip install -r requirements.txt
     displayName: 'Install Python dependencies'