diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/pin-wheel.yml b/changelogs/fragments/pin-wheel.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c3c7706e3ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/pin-wheel.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - build - Pin ``wheel`` in ``pyproject.toml`` to ensure compatibility with supported ``setuptools`` versions.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 011774d4135..2cc2ba74670 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools >= 45.2.0, <= 75.3.0"]  # lower bound to support controller Python versions, upper bound for latest version tested at release
+requires = ["setuptools >= 45.2.0, <= 75.3.0", "wheel == 0.45.1"]  # lower bound to support controller Python versions, upper bound for latest version tested at release
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"