diff --git a/asv/plugins/virtualenv.py b/asv/plugins/virtualenv.py
index 4e02df024..298560ef3 100644
--- a/asv/plugins/virtualenv.py
+++ b/asv/plugins/virtualenv.py
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ def _setup(self):
         util.check_call([
             sys.executable,
             "-mvirtualenv",
+            "--wheel=bundle",
+            "--setuptools=bundle",
             "-p",
             self._executable,
             self._path], env=env)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 913c25cda..4e188cd93 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ dynamic = [
     "version",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "asv-runner>=v0.0.4",
+    "asv-runner>=v0.0.9",
     "json5",
     "tabulate",
     "colorama; os_name == 'nt'",