diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 1f044eff..f54acddc 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ package_dir =
     = src
 packages = find:
 install_requires =
-    matplotlib
+    matplotlib>=3.5
 python_requires = >=3.8
 include_package_data = True