diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e74c40e..ccd9265 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [build-system]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
-requires = ["setuptools>=40.8.0", "wheel"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=40.8.0"]
 
 [project]
 authors = [