diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Dependencies-20240805-120917.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Dependencies-20240805-120917.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c25e1cfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Dependencies-20240805-120917.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: "Dependencies"
+body: "Update wheel requirement from ~=0.43 to ~=0.44"
+time: 2024-08-05T12:09:17.00000Z
+custom:
+  Author: dependabot[bot]
+  PR: 1157
diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index f3d120eec..cc2a9b28e 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ tox~=4.16
 # build
 bumpversion~=0.6.0
 twine~=5.1
-wheel~=0.43
+wheel~=0.44