diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 05a5bb75ab..12f37cc367 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ stop_test_docker:
 
 create_wheels:
 	python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-	python -m pip install wheel twine requests -r requirements/_requirements.txt
+	python -m pip install wheel twine requests -r requirements/_requirements.txt -r requirements/requirements.cpu.txt
 	rm -f dist/*
 	python .release/pypi/inference.core.setup.py bdist_wheel
 	python .release/pypi/inference.cpu.setup.py bdist_wheel