diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index efa478a5..9555181e 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ pyflakes==1.6.0
 #Sphinx==1.3.4
 #alabaster>=0.6.1
 # general test and release stuff
-wheel==0.24
+wheel==0.31.1
 twine==1.11.0