diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3771385e..f6a6b8c1 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ ipykernel==6.6.0
 jupyter==1.0.0
 ligo-gracedb==2.7.6
 lxml==4.6.3
-matplotlib==3.4.3
+matplotlib==3.5.0
 numpy==1.21.4
 pandas==1.3.4
 psycopg2-binary==2.9.1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 880a66dd..92078cdd 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         "jupyter == 1.0.0",
         "ligo-gracedb == 2.7.6",
         "lxml==4.6.3",
-        "matplotlib==3.4.3",
+        "matplotlib==3.5.0",
         "numpy==1.21.4",
         "pandas == 1.3.4",
         "psycopg2-binary == 2.9.1",