diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 050f37b7..ad8f354c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         python -m pip install pep517
 
     - name: Display structure of files to be pushed
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 01f99241..133ee710 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 [build-system]
 requires = [
     "hatchling",
-    "wheel",
 ]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
diff --git a/src/towncrier/newsfragments/629.misc b/src/towncrier/newsfragments/629.misc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a4215f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/towncrier/newsfragments/629.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Removed build-time dependency on `wheel`.