diff --git a/docker/py/renku-requirements/requirements.txt b/docker/py/renku-requirements/requirements.txt
index 218ef724..bb9f3989 100644
--- a/docker/py/renku-requirements/requirements.txt
+++ b/docker/py/renku-requirements/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 renku==2.8.0
 pip==24.3.1
 setuptools>=65.5.1
-wheel==0.44.0
+wheel==0.45.1