diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 0b831a1..917284d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ smart_open==1.6.0
 #tk==8.6.7  - removing this so binder works
 tornado==5.0.2
 urllib3==1.23
-wheel==0.31.1
+wheel==0.38.1
 wordcloud==1.4.1
 #xz==5.2.4  - removing this so binder works
 #yaml==0.1.7