diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index ec05355a..59c7f9d9 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ classifiers =
 [options]
 packages = find:
 install_requires =
-    matplotlib>=3.4
+    matplotlib>=3.4,<3.8
     mplhep-data
     numpy>=1.16.0
     packaging