diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-networkit/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-networkit/package.py
index b3a337455f..6279cb0a01 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-networkit/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-networkit/package.py
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ class PyNetworkit(PythonPackage):
     depends_on("py-scipy", type=("build", "run"))
     depends_on("py-setuptools", type="build")
     depends_on("python@3:", type=("build", "run"))
+    # in newer pip versions --install-option does not exist
+    depends_on("py-pip@:23.0", type="build")
 
     def install_options(self, spec, prefix):
         # Enable ext. core-library + parallel build
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pymol/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pymol/package.py
index 3f95868e04..4d3b007eab 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pymol/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pymol/package.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ class PyPymol(PythonPackage):
 
     depends_on("python+tkinter@2.7:", type=("build", "link", "run"), when="@2.3.0:2.4.0")
     depends_on("python+tkinter@3.6:", type=("build", "link", "run"), when="@2.5.0:")
+    # in newer pip versions --install-option does not exist
+    depends_on("py-pip@:23.0", type="build")
     depends_on("gl")
     depends_on("glew")
     depends_on("libpng")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pyside/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pyside/package.py
index 5d5dd16acf..42c4553c34 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pyside/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pyside/package.py
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ class PyPyside(PythonPackage):
     depends_on("cmake", type="build")
 
     depends_on("py-setuptools", type="build")
+    # in newer pip versions --install-option does not exist
+    depends_on("py-pip@:23.0", type="build")
     depends_on("py-sphinx", type=("build", "run"))
     depends_on("py-sphinx@:3.5.0", type=("build", "run"), when="@:1.2.2")
     depends_on("qt@4.5:4.9")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pyside2/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pyside2/package.py
index 3c9005d8a6..43cfdeb0fe 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pyside2/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pyside2/package.py
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ class PyPyside2(PythonPackage):
     depends_on("py-wheel", type="build")
     # https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/PYSIDE-1385
     depends_on("py-wheel@:0.34", when="@:5.14", type="build")
+    # in newer pip versions --install-option does not exist
+    depends_on("py-pip@:23.0", type="build")
     depends_on("qt@5.11:+opengl")
 
     depends_on("graphviz", when="+doc", type="build")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-shiboken/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-shiboken/package.py
index 057f19c4f6..15e1c2321b 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-shiboken/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-shiboken/package.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ class PyShiboken(PythonPackage):
     depends_on("cmake", type="build")
 
     depends_on("py-setuptools", type="build")
+    # in newer pip versions --install-option does not exist
+    depends_on("py-pip@:23.0", type="build")
     depends_on("py-sphinx@:3.4", type=("build", "run"))
     depends_on("libxml2")
     depends_on("qt@:4.8")