diff --git a/.ci_support/environment.yml b/.ci_support/environment.yml
index 81cc116..7dcf14a 100644
--- a/.ci_support/environment.yml
+++ b/.ci_support/environment.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ dependencies:
 - pyiron_atomistics =0.3.5
 - numpy =1.26.0
 - pandas =2.1.2
-- matplotlib-base =3.8.0
+- matplotlib-base =3.8.1
 - nbconvert =7.11.0
 - nbformat =5.9.2