diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
index 0e19898..0310051 100644
--- a/default.nix
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ let
 
   python_machnix = import ./mach_nix/nix/python.nix { inherit pkgs; };
 
-  python_deps = (builtins.attrValues (import ./mach_nix/nix/python-deps.nix {
-    python = python_machnix;
-    fetchurl = pkgs.fetchurl;
-  }));
-
   pypiFetcher = (import ./mach_nix/nix/deps-db-and-fetcher.nix {
     inherit pkgs;
     pypi_deps_db_commit = pypiDataRev;
@@ -58,11 +53,16 @@ rec {
     version = builtins.readFile ./mach_nix/VERSION;
     name = "${pname}-${version}";
     src = ./.;
-    propagatedBuildInputs = python_deps;
+    propagatedBuildInputs = pythonDeps;
     checkInputs = [ python_machnix.pkgs.pytest ];
     checkPhase = "pytest";
   };
 
+  pythonDeps = (builtins.attrValues (import ./mach_nix/nix/python-deps.nix {
+    python = python_machnix;
+    fetchurl = pkgs.fetchurl;
+  }));
+
   # the main functions
   mkPython = args: __mkPython "mkPython" args;
   mkPythonShell = args: (__mkPython "mkPythonShell" args).env;
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 7f8e299..4f1a4c8 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@
             shellWith
             dockerImageWith;
           "with" = pythonWith;
+          sdist = pkgs.runCommand "mach-nix-sdist"
+            { buildInputs = mach-nix-default.pythonDeps; }
+            ''
+              mkdir src
+              cp -r ${./.}/* src
+              cd src
+              python setup.py sdist -d $out
+            '';
         };
 
         defaultPackage = packages.mach-nix;
diff --git a/mach_nix/generators/overides_generator.py b/mach_nix/generators/overides_generator.py
index 876859b..1a47f8a 100644
--- a/mach_nix/generators/overides_generator.py
+++ b/mach_nix/generators/overides_generator.py
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ def _gen_prop_build_inputs(self, prop_build_inputs_local, prop_build_inputs_nixp
     def _gen_overrideAttrs(
             self, name, ver, circular_deps, nix_name, provider, build_inputs_str, prop_build_inputs_str,
             keep_src=False):
-        # TODO: apply the buildInput replacement to all kinds of buildInputs
         out = f"""
             "{name}" = override python-super.{nix_name} ( oldAttrs:
               (mapAttrs (n: v: if elem n depNamesOther then map (dep: updatePythonDepsRec python-self dep) v else v ) oldAttrs) // {{
diff --git a/mach_nix/nix/python-deps.nix b/mach_nix/nix/python-deps.nix
index c99603e..4eae12f 100644
--- a/mach_nix/nix/python-deps.nix
+++ b/mach_nix/nix/python-deps.nix
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@ rec {
   packaging = python.pkgs.packaging;
   setuptools = python.pkgs.setuptools;
   toml = python.pkgs.toml;
+  wheel = python.pkgs.wheel;
 }