diff --git a/orix/__init__.py b/orix/__init__.py
index 60940a85..8748f2b8 100644
--- a/orix/__init__.py
+++ b/orix/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 __name__ = "orix"
-__version__ = "0.2.3"
+__version__ = "0.2.4"
 __author__ = "Ben Martineau, Phillip Crout"
 __author_email__ = "pyxem.team@gmail.com"
 __description__ = (
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b46ff099..d6e91d10 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     install_requires=[
         "numpy",
         "scipy",
-        "matplotlib",
+        "matplotlib < 3.3",
         "tqdm"
     ],
     package_data={