diff --git a/docs/changelog/1531.misc.rst b/docs/changelog/1531.misc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..73b23af02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/1531.misc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Upgrade the bundled ``wheel`` package from ``0.34.0`` to ``0.34.2`` - by ``gaborbernat``.
diff --git a/src/virtualenv/seed/embed/wheels/__init__.py b/src/virtualenv/seed/embed/wheels/__init__.py
index e05979d75..0a4745e73 100644
--- a/src/virtualenv/seed/embed/wheels/__init__.py
+++ b/src/virtualenv/seed/embed/wheels/__init__.py
@@ -4,27 +4,27 @@
     "3.9": {
         "pip": "pip-20.0.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
         "setuptools": "setuptools-45.1.0-py3-none-any.whl",
-        "wheel": "wheel-0.34.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
+        "wheel": "wheel-0.34.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
     },
     "3.8": {
         "pip": "pip-20.0.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
         "setuptools": "setuptools-45.1.0-py3-none-any.whl",
-        "wheel": "wheel-0.34.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
+        "wheel": "wheel-0.34.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
     },
     "3.7": {
         "pip": "pip-20.0.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
         "setuptools": "setuptools-45.1.0-py3-none-any.whl",
-        "wheel": "wheel-0.34.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
+        "wheel": "wheel-0.34.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
     },
     "3.6": {
         "pip": "pip-20.0.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
         "setuptools": "setuptools-45.1.0-py3-none-any.whl",
-        "wheel": "wheel-0.34.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
+        "wheel": "wheel-0.34.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
     },
     "3.5": {
         "pip": "pip-20.0.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
         "setuptools": "setuptools-45.1.0-py3-none-any.whl",
-        "wheel": "wheel-0.34.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
+        "wheel": "wheel-0.34.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
     },
     "3.4": {
         "pip": "pip-19.1.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "2.7": {
         "pip": "pip-20.0.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
         "setuptools": "setuptools-44.0.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
-        "wheel": "wheel-0.34.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
+        "wheel": "wheel-0.34.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
     },
 }
 MAX = "3.9"
diff --git a/src/virtualenv/seed/embed/wheels/wheel-0.34.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl b/src/virtualenv/seed/embed/wheels/wheel-0.34.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl
similarity index 67%
rename from src/virtualenv/seed/embed/wheels/wheel-0.34.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
rename to src/virtualenv/seed/embed/wheels/wheel-0.34.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl
index 3dc46d8c7..becbee8a2 100644
Binary files a/src/virtualenv/seed/embed/wheels/wheel-0.34.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl and b/src/virtualenv/seed/embed/wheels/wheel-0.34.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl differ
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index b6461e915..96434cf5b 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ skip_missing_interpreters = true
 [testenv]
 description = run tests with {basepython}
 deps =
-    pip >= 19.1.1
+    pip >= 20.0.2
 setenv =
     COVERAGE_FILE = {toxworkdir}/.coverage.{envname}
     COVERAGE_PROCESS_START = {toxinidir}/.coveragerc