diff --git a/micropip/package_index.py b/micropip/package_index.py
index f7cf02a..5889faf 100644
--- a/micropip/package_index.py
+++ b/micropip/package_index.py
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ def _compatible_wheels(
                 # This key is not available in the Simple API HTML response, so this field may be None
                 size = file.get("size")
 
+                yanked = file.get("yanked")
+
                 yield WheelInfo.from_package_index(
                     name=name,
                     filename=filename,
@@ -164,6 +166,7 @@ def _compatible_wheels(
                     version=version,
                     sha256=sha256,
                     size=size,
+                    yanked=yanked,
                 )
 
         releases_compatible = {
diff --git a/micropip/transaction.py b/micropip/transaction.py
index 9d64a72..d2dfdbc 100644
--- a/micropip/transaction.py
+++ b/micropip/transaction.py
@@ -284,6 +284,8 @@ def find_wheel(metadata: ProjectInfo, req: Requirement) -> WheelInfo:
 
         wheels = releases[ver]
         for wheel in wheels:
+            if wheel.yanked:
+                continue
             tag_index = best_compatible_tag_index(wheel.tags)
             if tag_index is not None and tag_index < best_tag_index:
                 best_wheel = wheel
diff --git a/micropip/wheelinfo.py b/micropip/wheelinfo.py
index c6d255f..7b0a53b 100644
--- a/micropip/wheelinfo.py
+++ b/micropip/wheelinfo.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class WheelInfo:
     parsed_url: ParseResult
     sha256: str | None = None
     size: int | None = None  # Size in bytes, if available (PEP 700)
+    yanked: bool | str | None = None  # Yanked status, if available (PEP 592)
 
     # Fields below are only available after downloading the wheel, i.e. after calling `download()`.
 
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ def from_package_index(
         version: Version,
         sha256: str | None,
         size: int | None,
+        yanked: bool | str | None,
     ) -> "WheelInfo":
         """Extract available metadata from response received from package index"""
         parsed_url = urlparse(url)
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ def from_package_index(
             parsed_url=parsed_url,
             sha256=sha256,
             size=size,
+            yanked=yanked,
         )
 
     async def install(self, target: Path) -> None: