diff --git a/.github/actions/install-pnl/action.yml b/.github/actions/install-pnl/action.yml
index e258ed4743..0cdaff772c 100644
--- a/.github/actions/install-pnl/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/install-pnl/action.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ runs:
           sed -i /modeci_mdf/d requirements.txt
           # pywinpty is a transitive dependency and v1.0+ removed support for x86 wheels
           echo "pywinpty<1" >> env_constraints.txt
-          # jupyter_sever pulls jupyter_server_terminals which depends on in pywinpty >= 2.0.3
+          # jupyter_server >= 2 pulls jupyter_server_terminals which depends on in pywinpty >= 2.0.3
           echo "jupyter_server<2" >> env_constraints.txt
           # scipy >=1.9.2 doesn't provide win32 wheel and GA doesn't have working fortran on windows
           echo "scipy<1.9.2" >> env_constraints.txt
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ runs:
           echo "pandas < 2.1.0" >> env_constraints.txt
           # llvmlite >= 0.42.0 doesn't provide win32 wheel
           echo "llvmlite < 0.42.0" >> env_constraints.txt
+          # matplotlib >=3.8.0 doesn't provide win32 wheel
+          echo "matplotlib < 3.8.0" >> env_constraints.txt
         fi
 
     - name: Install updated package
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e56813d717..cd9d7d82bc 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ graphviz<0.21.0
 grpcio<1.70.0
 leabra-psyneulink<0.3.3
 llvmlite<0.44
-matplotlib<3.7.6, >=3.7.0
+matplotlib>=3.7.0, <3.10.1
 modeci_mdf<0.5, >=0.4.3; (platform_machine == 'AMD64' or platform_machine == 'x86_64' or platform_machine == 'arm64' or platform_machine == 'aarch64') and platform_python_implementation == 'CPython' and implementation_name == 'cpython'
 networkx<3.5
 numpy>=1.21.0, <1.26.5
diff --git a/tutorial_requirements.txt b/tutorial_requirements.txt
index 7f6ba148e1..37934f263f 100644
--- a/tutorial_requirements.txt
+++ b/tutorial_requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 graphviz<0.21.0
 jupyter<1.1.2
-matplotlib<3.7.6
+matplotlib<3.10.1