diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index caefa74..6f4c60a 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ requirements:
     - python >=3.9, <3.12
     - cartopy
     - cmaps
-    - matplotlib<3.8
+    - matplotlib <3.8
     - metpy
     - numpy
     - scikit-learn