diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e766772..0330588 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ pytest==2.8.5
 pytest-cov==2.2.0
 
 # wheel for PyPI installs
-wheel==0.24.0
+wheel==0.38.1