diff --git a/packages/jsii-pacmak/lib/targets/python/requirements-dev.txt b/packages/jsii-pacmak/lib/targets/python/requirements-dev.txt
index 302879d0ab..2d9112e712 100644
--- a/packages/jsii-pacmak/lib/targets/python/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/packages/jsii-pacmak/lib/targets/python/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 # package (wheel, sdist), but not declared as build-system dependencies.
 
 setuptools~=67.3.2 # build-system
-wheel~=0.40        # build-system
+wheel~=0.41        # build-system
 
 twine~=4.0.2