diff --git a/conda_development.yml b/conda_development.yml
index 475e62fa..de24fd83 100644
--- a/conda_development.yml
+++ b/conda_development.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ dependencies:
   - sphinx
   - sphinx_rtd_theme=1.2.*
   - lxml
+  - wheel
   - pip
   - pip:
     - check-wheel-contents