diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index eb0e7db..91fbb0a 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ pip==9.0.1
 
 # release management
 bumpversion==0.5.3
-wheel==0.29.0
+wheel==0.36.1
 cryptography==1.9
 
 # test, lint, coverage