diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8ac2853..c064999 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-networkx==2.6.3
+networkx==2.8.8
 matplotlib==3.5.3
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index be99151..515f278 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ classifiers =
 python_requires = >=3.7
 packages = find:
 install_requires =
-    networkx==2.6.3    # networkx 2.6.3 is the last version that supports python 3.7
+    networkx==2.8.8    # networkx 2.6.3 is the last version that supports python 3.7
     matplotlib==3.5.3  # 3.6 gives "'_AxesStack' object is not callable" error with networkx 2.6
 
 [options.entry_points]