diff --git a/projects/pip.pypa.io/package.yml b/projects/pip.pypa.io/package.yml
index 9fe04000..4be5737b 100644
--- a/projects/pip.pypa.io/package.yml
+++ b/projects/pip.pypa.io/package.yml
@@ -12,39 +12,34 @@ dependencies:
 
 build:
   dependencies:
-    python.org: ^3.7
     crates.io/semverator: ^0.4.3
   script:
   - pkgx curl -O https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py
 
-  - test -d bootstrap || mkdir bootstrap
+  # build a pip for every python
+  # FIXME hardcoding 3.12 sucks
+  # FIXME 3.7 *should* work but doesn't
+  - run:
+      - v=3.7
+      - while semverator lt $v 3.12; do
+      -   v=$(semverator bump $v minor | cut -d. -f1,2)
 
-  - python get-pip.py --target="$(pwd)/bootstrap"
+      -   rm -rf bootstrap && mkdir bootstrap
+      -   pkgx python@$v get-pip.py --target=bootstrap
 
-  - PYTHONPATH=$(pwd)/bootstrap python -m pip install . --target={{prefix}}/lib
+      -   PYTHONPATH=$PWD/bootstrap
+            pkgx python@$v -m pip install .
+              --target={{prefix}}/py$v
+      - |
+          install -D $PROP {{prefix}}/bin/pip$v
+          sed -i s/{{v}}/$v/ {{prefix}}/bin/pip$v
+          echo "exec pkgx python@$v \"\$d/bin/pip\" \"\$@\"" >> {{prefix}}/bin/pip$v
 
-  # provide pip3.7 — pip3.12 (or whatever is latest)
-  # they will automatically use the correct python versions
-  - run: |
-      v=3.6
-      while semverator lt $v {{deps.python.org.version.marketing}}; do
-        v=$(semverator bump $v minor | cut -d. -f1,2)
-        cp $PROP pip$v
-        echo "exec pkgx python@$v \"\$d/bin/pip\" \"\$@\"" >> pip$v
-      done
-
-      cp $PROP pip{{ deps.python.org.version.major }}
-      echo 'exec pkgx python@{{ deps.python.org.version.major }} "$d/bin/pip" "$@"' >> pip{{ deps.python.org.version.major }}
-
-      cp $PROP pip
-      echo 'exec pkgx python "$d/bin/pip" "$@"' >> pip
-
-      rm {{prefix}}/lib/bin/pip?*
-    working-directory:
-      ${{prefix}}/bin
+      -   vMax=$v
+      - done
     prop: |
       #!/bin/sh
-      d="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")"/.. && pwd)/lib"
+      d="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")"/.. && pwd)/py{{v}}"
       export PIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK=1
       if [ -n "$PYTHONPATH" ]; then
         export PYTHONPATH="$d:$PYTHONPATH"
@@ -52,7 +47,14 @@ build:
         export PYTHONPATH="$d"
       fi
 
-  - fix-shebangs.ts {{prefix}}/bin/*
+  # FIXME hardcoded `3`
+  - run: |
+      ln -s pip$vMax pip3
+      ln -s pip$vMax pip
+    working-directory:
+      ${{prefix}}/bin
+
+  - fix-shebangs.ts {{prefix}}/py*/bin/*
 
 test:
   - run: pkgx +python.org~3.9 pip install findtui --target .
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ test:
   - test -f findtui/main.py
 
   - pip --version | grep {{prefix}}
+  - pip --version | grep {{version}}
 
 provides:
   - bin/pip