diff --git a/packages/jsii-pacmak/lib/targets/python/requirements-dev.txt b/packages/jsii-pacmak/lib/targets/python/requirements-dev.txt
index 524f11fbac..302879d0ab 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~=0.38        # build-system
+wheel~=0.40        # build-system
 
 twine~=4.0.2
diff --git a/packages/jsii-pacmak/test/generated-code/__snapshots__/examples.test.js.snap b/packages/jsii-pacmak/test/generated-code/__snapshots__/examples.test.js.snap
index b1c57b1df4..237c125cc2 100644
--- a/packages/jsii-pacmak/test/generated-code/__snapshots__/examples.test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/jsii-pacmak/test/generated-code/__snapshots__/examples.test.js.snap
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@ testpkg.FooBar=example.test.demo.FooBar
 
 exports[`diamond-struct-parameter.ts: <outDir>/python/pyproject.toml 1`] = `
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools~=67.3.2", "wheel~=0.38"]
+requires = ["setuptools~=67.3.2", "wheel~=0.40"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.pyright]
@@ -2644,7 +2644,7 @@ testpkg.Namespace2.Foo.Final=example.test.demo.Namespace2$Foo.Final
 
 exports[`nested-types.ts: <outDir>/python/pyproject.toml 1`] = `
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools~=67.3.2", "wheel~=0.38"]
+requires = ["setuptools~=67.3.2", "wheel~=0.40"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.pyright]
diff --git a/packages/jsii-pacmak/test/generated-code/__snapshots__/prerelease-identifiers.test.js.snap b/packages/jsii-pacmak/test/generated-code/__snapshots__/prerelease-identifiers.test.js.snap
index 7323da788f..71806e7887 100644
--- a/packages/jsii-pacmak/test/generated-code/__snapshots__/prerelease-identifiers.test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/jsii-pacmak/test/generated-code/__snapshots__/prerelease-identifiers.test.js.snap
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ foo
 
 exports[`foo@1.2.3 depends on bar@^2.0.0-rc.42: <outDir>/python/pyproject.toml 1`] = `
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools~=67.3.2", "wheel~=0.38"]
+requires = ["setuptools~=67.3.2", "wheel~=0.40"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.pyright]
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ foo
 
 exports[`foo@1.2.3 depends on bar@^4.5.6-pre.1337: <outDir>/python/pyproject.toml 1`] = `
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools~=67.3.2", "wheel~=0.38"]
+requires = ["setuptools~=67.3.2", "wheel~=0.40"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.pyright]
@@ -1410,7 +1410,7 @@ foo
 
 exports[`foo@2.0.0-rc.42: <outDir>/python/pyproject.toml 1`] = `
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools~=67.3.2", "wheel~=0.38"]
+requires = ["setuptools~=67.3.2", "wheel~=0.40"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.pyright]
@@ -1898,7 +1898,7 @@ foo
 
 exports[`foo@4.5.6-pre.1337: <outDir>/python/pyproject.toml 1`] = `
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools~=67.3.2", "wheel~=0.38"]
+requires = ["setuptools~=67.3.2", "wheel~=0.40"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.pyright]
diff --git a/packages/jsii-pacmak/test/generated-code/__snapshots__/target-python.test.js.snap b/packages/jsii-pacmak/test/generated-code/__snapshots__/target-python.test.js.snap
index 5bc1df2363..bfdbf7ebf5 100644
--- a/packages/jsii-pacmak/test/generated-code/__snapshots__/target-python.test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/jsii-pacmak/test/generated-code/__snapshots__/target-python.test.js.snap
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ scope.jsii-calc-base
 
 exports[`Generated code for "@scope/jsii-calc-base": <outDir>/python/pyproject.toml 1`] = `
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools~=67.3.2", "wheel~=0.38"]
+requires = ["setuptools~=67.3.2", "wheel~=0.40"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.pyright]
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ scope.jsii-calc-base-of-base
 
 exports[`Generated code for "@scope/jsii-calc-base-of-base": <outDir>/python/pyproject.toml 1`] = `
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools~=67.3.2", "wheel~=0.38"]
+requires = ["setuptools~=67.3.2", "wheel~=0.40"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.pyright]
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@ scope.jsii-calc-lib
 
 exports[`Generated code for "@scope/jsii-calc-lib": <outDir>/python/pyproject.toml 1`] = `
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools~=67.3.2", "wheel~=0.38"]
+requires = ["setuptools~=67.3.2", "wheel~=0.40"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.pyright]
@@ -2917,7 +2917,7 @@ foo = "bar"
 
 exports[`Generated code for "jsii-calc": <outDir>/python/pyproject.toml 1`] = `
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools~=67.3.2", "wheel~=0.38"]
+requires = ["setuptools~=67.3.2", "wheel~=0.40"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.pyright]