diff --git a/requirements-tests.txt b/requirements-tests.txt
index bfe3dac..5c4e5a4 100644
--- a/requirements-tests.txt
+++ b/requirements-tests.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ wagtail>=1.8
 
 pip==8.1.2
 bumpversion==0.5.3
-wheel==0.29.0
+wheel==0.38.1
 watchdog==0.8.3
 flake8==2.6.0
 tox==2.3.1
diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 385d312..4736704 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pip==8.1.2
 bumpversion==0.5.3
-wheel==0.29.0
+wheel==0.38.1
 watchdog==0.8.3
 flake8==2.6.0
 tox==2.3.1