diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c2d6f11be..753981c35 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ bumpdeps:
 # Development environment
 newenv:
 	$(PYTHON) -m venv --clear .venv
-	.venv/bin/pip install -U pip setuptools
+	.venv/bin/pip install -U pip setuptools wheel
 	$(MAKE) syncenv
 syncenv:
 	.venv/bin/pip install -Ur ./tools/dev-requirements.txt
diff --git a/make.bat b/make.bat
index dbc377855..a837b5ea1 100644
--- a/make.bat
+++ b/make.bat
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ exit /B %ERRORLEVEL%
 
 :newenv
 py -3.8 -m venv --clear .venv
-.\.venv\Scripts\python -m pip install -U pip setuptools
+.\.venv\Scripts\python -m pip install -U pip setuptools wheel
 goto syncenv
 
 :syncenv