diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 60f7db4..dadeca4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ dependencies = []
 science = [
     # Loose floors chosen to match Python 3.13 wheel availability on PyPI.
     # Tighten only when your code actually depends on a newer API.
-    "matplotlib>=3.9",
+    "matplotlib>=3.10.9",
     "numpy>=2.1",
     "pandas>=2.2",
     "scikit-learn>=1.5",