--- setup.py.orig	2023-09-15 02:26:52 UTC
+++ setup.py
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ setup(  # Finally, pass this all along to setuptools t
 
 setup(  # Finally, pass this all along to setuptools to do the heavy lifting.
     name="matplotlib",
+    version="3.8.0",
     description="Python plotting package",
     author="John D. Hunter, Michael Droettboom",
     author_email="matplotlib-users@python.org",