diff --git a/tests/fixtures/cython-import-package/setup.cfg b/tests/fixtures/cython-import-package/setup.cfg
index a43ee22b9b..dda6cdfb90 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/cython-import-package/setup.cfg
+++ b/tests/fixtures/cython-import-package/setup.cfg
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ dev =
     parver
     pre-commit
     rope
-    wheel
+    wheel==0.36.2
 
 [options]
 zip_safe = true
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/fake-package/setup.cfg b/tests/fixtures/fake-package/setup.cfg
index c357cea97a..1ae5d6b0e0 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/fake-package/setup.cfg
+++ b/tests/fixtures/fake-package/setup.cfg
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ dev =
     parver
     pre-commit
     rope
-    wheel
+    wheel==0.36.2
 
 [options]
 zip_safe = true
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/legacy-backend-package/setup.cfg b/tests/fixtures/legacy-backend-package/setup.cfg
index 1e5f1ed85d..2e176ebb70 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/legacy-backend-package/setup.cfg
+++ b/tests/fixtures/legacy-backend-package/setup.cfg
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ dev =
     parver
     pre-commit
     rope
-    wheel
+    wheel==0.36.2
 
 [options]
 zip_safe = true