diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8ac2853..349ca79 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 networkx==2.6.3
-matplotlib==3.5.3
+matplotlib==3.8.0
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index fa1db3f..bb2be24 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ 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
-    matplotlib==3.5.3  # 3.6 gives "'_AxesStack' object is not callable" error with networkx 2.6
+    matplotlib==3.8.0  # 3.6 gives "'_AxesStack' object is not callable" error with networkx 2.6
 
 [options.entry_points]
 console_scripts =