diff --git a/ci/doc_requirements.txt b/ci/doc_requirements.txt
index 3b7ed12df..736aa426d 100644
--- a/ci/doc_requirements.txt
+++ b/ci/doc_requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cartopy==0.18.0
-matplotlib==3.5.3
+matplotlib==3.8.0
 metpy==1.2.0
 scipy==1.7.3
 sphinx==5.2.3