diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2e0a1acc0..f67ef9b62 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools==78.0.1", "setuptools-scm==8.2.0", "wheel==0.45.1", "auditwheel==6.2.0"]
+requires = ["setuptools==78.0.1", "setuptools-scm==8.2.0", "wheel==0.45.1", "auditwheel==6.3.0"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7b32878dd..c4b0e7b34 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import zipfile
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Dict
 
 driver_version = "1.51.1"
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ def _build_wheel(
             if InWheel:
                 wheelhouse_whl = os.path.join("wheelhouse", os.path.basename(whlfile))
                 shutil.move(whlfile, wheelhouse_whl)
-                with InWheel(in_wheel=wheelhouse_whl, out_wheel=whlfile):
+                with InWheel(in_wheel=Path(wheelhouse_whl), out_wheel=Path(whlfile)):
                     print(f"Updating RECORD file of {whlfile}")
         print("Copying new wheels")
         shutil.rmtree("wheelhouse")