diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f1fd555fec1..d90668cb446 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ language: python
 services:
   - docker
 install:
-    - pip install pylint flake8 requests -q
+    - pip install pylint flake8 requests wheel==0.30.0 -q
 jobs:
   include:
     - stage: verify
diff --git a/scripts/ci/test_index.py b/scripts/ci/test_index.py
index 04dcc965fd7..3b58a264132 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/test_index.py
+++ b/scripts/ci/test_index.py
@@ -126,6 +126,15 @@ def test_metadata(self):
                                      "Metadata for {} in index doesn't match the expected of: \n"
                                      "{}".format(item['filename'], json.dumps(metadata, indent=2, sort_keys=True,
                                                                               separators=(',', ': '))))
+                # Due to https://github.com/pypa/wheel/issues/195 we prevent whls built with 0.31.0 or greater.
+                # 0.29.0, 0.30.0 are the two previous versions before that release.
+                supported_generators = ['bdist_wheel (0.29.0)', 'bdist_wheel (0.30.0)']
+                self.assertIn(metadata.get('generator'), supported_generators,
+                              "{}: 'generator' should be one of {}. "
+                              "Build the extension with a different version of the 'wheel' package "
+                              "(e.g. `pip install wheel==0.30.0`). "
+                              "This is due to https://github.com/pypa/wheel/issues/195".format(ext_name,
+                                                                                               supported_generators))
                 run_requires = metadata.get('run_requires')
                 if run_requires and ext_name not in SKIP_DEP_CHECK:
                     deps = run_requires[0]['requires']