diff --git a/Lib/ensurepip/__init__.py b/Lib/ensurepip/__init__.py
index 597a1ef9eeaa12..b291e9afb18974 100644
--- a/Lib/ensurepip/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/ensurepip/__init__.py
@@ -8,11 +8,9 @@
 
 
 __all__ = ["version", "bootstrap"]
-
+_PACKAGE_NAMES = ('setuptools', 'pip')
 _SETUPTOOLS_VERSION = "56.0.0"
-
-_PIP_VERSION = "21.1.1"
-
+_PIP_VERSION = "22.0.4"
 _PROJECTS = [
     ("setuptools", _SETUPTOOLS_VERSION, "py3"),
     ("pip", _PIP_VERSION, "py3"),
diff --git a/Lib/ensurepip/_bundled/pip-21.1.1-py3-none-any.whl b/Lib/ensurepip/_bundled/pip-21.1.1-py3-none-any.whl
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diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-03-11-13-34-16.bpo-46985.BgoMr2.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-03-11-13-34-16.bpo-46985.BgoMr2.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..2e08ee837f583b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-03-11-13-34-16.bpo-46985.BgoMr2.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Upgrade pip wheel bundled with ensurepip (pip 22.0.4)