diff --git a/scripts/install_birdnet.sh b/scripts/install_birdnet.sh
index e090ebe..a90b6bb 100755
--- a/scripts/install_birdnet.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_birdnet.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ install_birdnet() {
   echo "Establishing a python virtual environment"
   python3 -m venv birdnet
   source ./birdnet/bin/activate
+  pip3 install wheel
   get_tf_whl
   pip3 install -U -r ./requirements_custom.txt
 }