diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index bfa3c42ab..e45010933 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pytest==2.6.4
 redis==2.10.3
 Sphinx==1.2.3
 tox==1.8.1
-wheel==0.24.0
+wheel==0.38.1
 testfixtures==4.1.2
 -e git+https://github.com/nicolaiarocci/alabaster.git@15d190f29f86141aab202843f2bf3edfde71e56c#egg=al
 sphinxcontrib-embedly