diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3c258990f..58bfd9b3c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -64,11 +64,10 @@ generate-version-file: ## Generates the app version file
 
 .PHONY: build
 build: dependencies generate-version-file ## Build project
+	./venv/bin/pip-accel wheel --wheel-dir=wheelhouse -r requirements.txt
 
 .PHONY: build-codedeploy-artifact
 build-codedeploy-artifact: ## Build the deploy artifact for CodeDeploy
-	pip3 install wheel
-	pip3 wheel --wheel-dir=wheelhouse -r requirements.txt
 	mkdir -p target
 	zip -r -x@deploy-exclude.lst target/notifications-api.zip *
 
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile-build b/docker/Dockerfile-build
index 4fa6afb2d..25b071293 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile-build
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile-build
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ RUN \
 	echo "Install global pip packages" \
 	&& pip install \
 		virtualenv \
-		awscli
+		awscli \
+		wheel
 
 WORKDIR /var/project