diff --git a/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-3.3.4.recipe b/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-3.3.4.recipe
index f8ca4bf44..580ed0116 100644
--- a/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-3.3.4.recipe
+++ b/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-3.3.4.recipe
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ LICENSE="Matplotlib
 	Qhull
 	STIX
 	yorick"
-REVISION="2"
+REVISION="3"
 SOURCE_URI="https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/archive/v$portVersion.tar.gz"
 CHECKSUM_SHA256="ce7cebd3df11a032fff9b3a32029f49f0fc7c322f556f26ea9ef812d6e43cb21"
 SOURCE_FILENAME="matplotlib-$portVersion.tar.gz"
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ REQUIRES="
 	lib:libfreetype$secondaryArchSuffix
 	"
 
-pythonPackage="python38"
-pythonVersion="3.8"
+pythonPackage="python39"
+pythonVersion="3.9"
 
-PROVIDES_python38="
+PROVIDES_python39="
 	${portName}_$pythonPackage = $portVersion
 	"
-REQUIRES_python38="
+REQUIRES_python39="
 	cmd:python$pythonVersion
 	matplotlib$secondaryArchSuffix
 	dateutil_$pythonPackage
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
 	cmd:make
 	cmd:pkg_config$secondaryArchSuffix
 	cmd:python$pythonVersion
+	pip_$pythonPackage
 	setuptools_$pythonPackage
 	"