diff --git a/python/requirements.bundle.txt b/python/requirements.bundle.txt
index c1a9f897b..ec7edd99b 100644
--- a/python/requirements.bundle.txt
+++ b/python/requirements.bundle.txt
@@ -359,9 +359,9 @@ werkzeug==2.2.3 \
     --hash=sha256:2e1ccc9417d4da358b9de6f174e3ac094391ea1d4fbef2d667865d819dfd0afe \
     --hash=sha256:56433961bc1f12533306c624f3be5e744389ac61d722175d543e1751285da612
     # via flask
-wheel==0.38.4 \
-    --hash=sha256:965f5259b566725405b05e7cf774052044b1ed30119b5d586b2703aafe8719ac \
-    --hash=sha256:b60533f3f5d530e971d6737ca6d58681ee434818fab630c83a734bb10c083ce8
+wheel==0.40.0 \
+    --hash=sha256:cd1196f3faee2b31968d626e1731c94f99cbdb67cf5a46e4f5656cbee7738873 \
+    --hash=sha256:d236b20e7cb522daf2390fa84c55eea81c5c30190f90f29ae2ca1ad8355bf247
     # via
     #   -r requirements.base.txt
     #   pip-tools
diff --git a/python/requirements.dev.txt b/python/requirements.dev.txt
index 7ed48820a..e82b853e8 100644
--- a/python/requirements.dev.txt
+++ b/python/requirements.dev.txt
@@ -641,9 +641,9 @@ werkzeug==2.2.3 \
     # via
     #   -r requirements.bundle.txt
     #   flask
-wheel==0.38.4 \
-    --hash=sha256:965f5259b566725405b05e7cf774052044b1ed30119b5d586b2703aafe8719ac \
-    --hash=sha256:b60533f3f5d530e971d6737ca6d58681ee434818fab630c83a734bb10c083ce8
+wheel==0.40.0 \
+    --hash=sha256:cd1196f3faee2b31968d626e1731c94f99cbdb67cf5a46e4f5656cbee7738873 \
+    --hash=sha256:d236b20e7cb522daf2390fa84c55eea81c5c30190f90f29ae2ca1ad8355bf247
     # via
     #   -r requirements.bundle.txt
     #   pip-tools
diff --git a/python/write_wheel.py b/python/write_wheel.py
index 0a9382830..ace13f41b 100644
--- a/python/write_wheel.py
+++ b/python/write_wheel.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import os
 import sys
 from email.message import EmailMessage
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -11,16 +12,6 @@ from zipfile import ZIP_DEFLATED, ZipInfo
 
 from wheel.wheelfile import WheelFile
 
-
-class ReproducibleWheelFile(WheelFile):
-    def writestr(self, zinfo, *args, **kwargs):
-        if not isinstance(zinfo, ZipInfo):
-            raise ValueError("ZipInfo required")
-        zinfo.date_time = (1980, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0)
-        zinfo.create_system = 3
-        super().writestr(zinfo, *args, **kwargs)
-
-
 def make_message(headers, payload=None):
     msg = EmailMessage()
     for name, value in headers.items():
@@ -43,7 +34,7 @@ def make_message(headers, payload=None):
 
 
 def write_wheel_file(filename, contents):
-    with ReproducibleWheelFile(filename, "w") as wheel:
+    with WheelFile(filename, "w") as wheel:
         for member_info, member_source in contents.items():
             if not isinstance(member_info, ZipInfo):
                 member_info = ZipInfo(member_info)
@@ -186,6 +177,9 @@ else:
     entrypoints = ["anki = aqt:run"]
     top_level = ["aqt", "_aqt"]
 
+# reproducible builds
+os.environ["SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH"] = "0"
+
 write_wheel(
     wheel_path,
     name=name,