diff --git a/.binder/environment.yml b/.binder/environment.yml
index 1692bb8a..fe8230b1 100644
--- a/.binder/environment.yml
+++ b/.binder/environment.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ dependencies:
 - bidict =0.22.1
 - cloudpickle =3.0.0
 - graphviz =8.1.0
-- matplotlib =3.8.0
+- matplotlib =3.8.1
 - pyiron_base =0.6.8
 - python-graphviz =0.20.1
 - toposort =1.10
diff --git a/.ci_support/environment.yml b/.ci_support/environment.yml
index 1aa1d164..a30401ea 100644
--- a/.ci_support/environment.yml
+++ b/.ci_support/environment.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ dependencies:
 - bidict =0.22.1
 - cloudpickle =3.0.0
 - graphviz =8.1.0
-- matplotlib =3.8.0
+- matplotlib =3.8.1
 - pyiron_base =0.6.8
 - python-graphviz =0.20.1
 - toposort =1.10
diff --git a/docs/environment.yml b/docs/environment.yml
index 910eb2ce..ff872fd5 100644
--- a/docs/environment.yml
+++ b/docs/environment.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ dependencies:
 - bidict =0.22.1
 - cloudpickle =3.0.0
 - graphviz =8.1.0
-- matplotlib =3.8.0
+- matplotlib =3.8.1
 - pyiron_base =0.6.8
 - python-graphviz =0.20.1
 - toposort =1.10
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d39acafe..fa7c4878 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         'bidict==0.22.1',
         'cloudpickle==3.0.0',
         'graphviz==0.20.1',
-        'matplotlib==3.8.0',
+        'matplotlib==3.8.1',
         'pyiron_base==0.6.8',
         'toposort==1.10',
         'typeguard==4.1.5',