diff --git a/ci/deps/actions-38-downstream_compat.yaml b/ci/deps/actions-38-downstream_compat.yaml
index 15ce02204ee99..bc3c4fbde2712 100644
--- a/ci/deps/actions-38-downstream_compat.yaml
+++ b/ci/deps/actions-38-downstream_compat.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ dependencies:
   - gcsfs
   - jinja2
   - lxml
-  - matplotlib
+  - matplotlib>=3.6.1
   - numba
   - numexpr
   - openpyxl
diff --git a/ci/deps/circle-38-arm64.yaml b/ci/deps/circle-38-arm64.yaml
index 2095850aa4d3a..ca51f8c74f457 100644
--- a/ci/deps/circle-38-arm64.yaml
+++ b/ci/deps/circle-38-arm64.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ dependencies:
   - gcsfs
   - jinja2
   - lxml
-  - matplotlib
+  - matplotlib>=3.6.1
   - numba
   - numexpr
   - openpyxl
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 70884f4ca98a3..d52f5d19dd750 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ dependencies:
   - gcsfs
   - jinja2
   - lxml
-  - matplotlib
+  - matplotlib>=3.6.1
   - numba>=0.53.1
   - numexpr>=2.8.0  # pin for "Run checks on imported code" job
   - openpyxl
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index caa3dd49add3b..73e5520d26bae 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ hypothesis
 gcsfs
 jinja2
 lxml
-matplotlib
+matplotlib>=3.6.1
 numba>=0.53.1
 numexpr>=2.8.0
 openpyxl