diff --git a/vivado/proc/ip_management.tcl b/vivado/proc/ip_management.tcl
index 6d98e79..9c346c9 100644
--- a/vivado/proc/ip_management.tcl
+++ b/vivado/proc/ip_management.tcl
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ proc BuildIpCores { } {
    source -quiet $::env(RUCKUS_DIR)/vivado/env_var.tcl
    source -quiet $::env(RUCKUS_DIR)/vivado/messages.tcl
 
+   # Attempt to upgrade before building IP cores
+   upgrade_ip [get_ips]
+
    # Check if the target project has IP cores
    if { [get_ips] != "" } {
       # Clear the list of IP cores