diff --git a/requirements/extra.txt b/requirements/extra.txt
index 271ef8c0b8..d7d846c3d2 100644
--- a/requirements/extra.txt
+++ b/requirements/extra.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # extended list of package dependencies to reach full functionality
 
-matplotlib>3.1, <=3.5.1
+matplotlib>3.1, <3.5.3
 torchtext>=0.9.*, <=0.12.0
 omegaconf>=2.0.5, <=2.1.*
 hydra-core>=1.0.5, <=1.1.*