diff --git a/bin/pyenv-virtualenv b/bin/pyenv-virtualenv
index ff29cfc..ca3dd41 100755
--- a/bin/pyenv-virtualenv
+++ b/bin/pyenv-virtualenv
@@ -459,11 +459,28 @@ if [ -z "${EZ_SETUP_URL}" ]; then
 fi
 if [ -z "${GET_PIP_URL}" ]; then
   if [ -n "${PIP_VERSION}" ]; then
+    { colorize 1 "WARNING"
+      echo ": Setting PIP_VERSION=${PIP_VERSION} is no longer supported and may cause failures during the install process."
+    } 1>&2
     GET_PIP_URL="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pypa/pip/${PIP_VERSION}/contrib/get-pip.py"
     # Unset `PIP_VERSION` from environment before invoking `get-pip.py` to deal with "ValueError: invalid truth value" (pypa/pip#4528)
     unset PIP_VERSION
   else
-    GET_PIP_URL="https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py"
+    # Use custom get-pip URL based on the target version (#1127)
+    case "${PYENV_VERSION}" in
+    2.6 | 2.6.* )
+      GET_PIP_URL="https://bootstrap.pypa.io/2.6/get-pip.py"
+      ;;
+    3.2 | 3.2.* )
+      GET_PIP_URL="https://bootstrap.pypa.io/3.2/get-pip.py"
+      ;;
+    3.3 | 3.3.* )
+      GET_PIP_URL="https://bootstrap.pypa.io/3.3/get-pip.py"
+      ;;
+    * )
+      GET_PIP_URL="https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py"
+      ;;
+    esac
   fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/test/pip.bats b/test/pip.bats
index 88aa7b7..a4a94fd 100644
--- a/test/pip.bats
+++ b/test/pip.bats
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ OUT
   assert_success
   assert_output <<OUT
 PYENV_VERSION=3.3.6 python -m venv ${PYENV_ROOT}/versions/3.3.6/envs/venv
-Installing pip from https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py...
+Installing pip from https://bootstrap.pypa.io/3.3/get-pip.py...
 PYENV_VERSION=3.3.6/envs/venv python -s ${TMP}/pyenv/cache/get-pip.py
 rehashed
 OUT