diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 59c64d8..9850965 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         'pyiron_base==0.6.8',
         'pyiron_atomistics==0.3.5',
         'ipywidgets==8.1.1',
-        'matplotlib==3.8.0',
+        'matplotlib==3.8.1',
         'nbconvert==7.11.0',
         'nbformat==5.9.2',
         'numpy==1.26.0',