diff --git a/programming/language/python3/python3-wheel/actions.py b/programming/language/python3/python3-wheel/actions.py
index 8456667040..f24cbf0ed7 100644
--- a/programming/language/python3/python3-wheel/actions.py
+++ b/programming/language/python3/python3-wheel/actions.py
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
 # Licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 3.
-# See the file http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.txt.
+# See the file http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt
 
 from pisi.actionsapi import pythonmodules
+from pisi.actionsapi import pisitools
+from pisi.actionsapi import shelltools
+from pisi.actionsapi import get
+
 
 def build():
-    pythonmodules.compile(pyVer="3")
+    shelltools.system("python3 -m build -wn --skip-dependency-check")
 
 def install():
-    pythonmodules.install(pyVer="3")
+    shelltools.system("PIP_CONFIG_FILE=/dev/null pip3 install --isolated --root=%s --ignore-installed --no-deps dist/*.whl" % get.installDIR())
+
+    pisitools.dodoc("LICENSE*", "README*")
diff --git a/programming/language/python3/python3-wheel/pspec.xml b/programming/language/python3/python3-wheel/pspec.xml
index 4c32cd2772..48078c5f4a 100644
--- a/programming/language/python3/python3-wheel/pspec.xml
+++ b/programming/language/python3/python3-wheel/pspec.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" ?>
-<!DOCTYPE PISI SYSTEM "https://www.pisilinux.org/projeler/pisi/pisi-spec.dtd">
+<!DOCTYPE PISI SYSTEM "https://pisilinux.org/projeler/pisi/pisi-spec.dtd">
 <PISI>
     <Source>
         <Name>python3-wheel</Name>
@@ -13,10 +13,15 @@
         <IsA>library</IsA>
         <Summary>The official binary distribution format for Python.</Summary>
         <Description>This library is the reference implementation of the Python wheel packaging standard, as defined in PEP 427.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="e4a6afadbf3b6e7eb75ca46841eb7f3f6bff58cd" type="targz">https://github.com/pypa/wheel/archive/0.36.2.tar.gz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="d3ce15a220163c714877e3eb4248bcd8f3e2da3c" type="targz">https://github.com/pypa/wheel/archive/refs/tags/0.44.0.tar.gz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
-            <Dependency versionFrom="3.8.0">python3-devel</Dependency>
-            <Dependency versionFrom="3.8.0">python3-setuptools</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>pip3</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>python3-build</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>python3-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>python3-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>python3-installer</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>python3-flit-core</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>python3-setuptools</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
     </Source>
 
@@ -24,7 +29,7 @@
         <Name>python3-wheel</Name>
         <Summary>The official binary distribution format for Python.</Summary>
         <RuntimeDependencies>
-            <Dependency versionFrom="3.8.0">python3</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>python3</Dependency>
         </RuntimeDependencies>
         <Files>
             <Path fileType="executable">/usr/bin/wheel</Path>
@@ -34,6 +39,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="4">
+            <Date>2024-08-14</Date>
+            <Version>0.44.0</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump</Comment>
+            <Name>Mustafa Cinasal</Name>
+            <Email>muscnsl@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="3">
             <Date>2023-10-16</Date>
             <Version>0.36.2</Version>