diff --git a/ci/deps/actions-38-downstream_compat.yaml b/ci/deps/actions-38-downstream_compat.yaml
index fd12b6f9a935d..f62f01a03671f 100644
--- a/ci/deps/actions-38-downstream_compat.yaml
+++ b/ci/deps/actions-38-downstream_compat.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ 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 cd5bd4a1f60b0..a7ca9c433d1be 100644
--- a/ci/deps/circle-38-arm64.yaml
+++ b/ci/deps/circle-38-arm64.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ dependencies:
   - gcsfs
   - jinja2
   - lxml
-  - matplotlib
+  - matplotlib>=3.6.1
   - numba
   - numexpr
   - openpyxl
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 5848940b65ee5..5c1c95b0f527d 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ 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 7f4d0e30f433d..46f23d5286395 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ hypothesis
 gcsfs
 jinja2
 lxml
-matplotlib
+matplotlib>=3.6.1
 numba>=0.53.1
 numexpr>=2.8.0
 openpyxl