diff --git a/news/matplotlib.rst b/news/matplotlib.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e4c2a482
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/matplotlib.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+**Added:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Deprecated:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Removed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* use matplotlib instead of matplotlib-base in run.txt for pip install
+
+**Security:**
+
+* <news item>
diff --git a/requirements/run.txt b/requirements/run.txt
index 5b4d7ebd..d398d156 100644
--- a/requirements/run.txt
+++ b/requirements/run.txt
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ wxpython
 diffpy.pdffit2
 diffpy.structure
 diffpy.utils
-matplotlib-base
+matplotlib