diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 92611cf7..d19fff55 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 recursive-include kivy_ios *.py
-recursive-include kivy_ios/recipes *.py *.patch *.diff *.rst ModulesSetup ModulesSetup.mobile *.m *.h *.pyx *.so *.template
+recursive-include kivy_ios/recipes *.py *.patch *.diff *.rst ModulesSetup ModulesSetup.mobile *.m *.h *.pyx *.so *.template *.cfg
 recursive-include kivy_ios/tools *.py biglink liblink cpplink
 recursive-include kivy_ios/tools/templates *
 
diff --git a/kivy_ios/recipes/matplotlib/__init__.py b/kivy_ios/recipes/matplotlib/__init__.py
index 690c8474..b2d26aca 100644
--- a/kivy_ios/recipes/matplotlib/__init__.py
+++ b/kivy_ios/recipes/matplotlib/__init__.py
@@ -17,13 +17,14 @@
 
 
 class MatplotlibRecipe(CythonRecipe):
-    version = '3.5.2'
+    version = '3.7.2'
     url = 'https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/archive/v{version}.zip'
     library = 'libmatplotlib.a'
     depends = ['kiwisolver', 'numpy', 'pillow', 'freetype']
     pre_build_ext = True
     python_depends = ['cycler', 'fonttools', 'packaging',
-                      'pyparsing', 'python-dateutil']
+                      'pyparsing', 'python-dateutil', 'six']
+    hostpython_prerequisites = ['pybind11', 'certifi']
     cythonize = False
 
     def generate_libraries_pc_files(self, plat):
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ def prebuild_platform(self, plat):
         if self.has_marker("patched"):
             return
         shutil.copyfile(
-            join(abspath(self.recipe_dir), "setup.cfg.template"),
+            join(abspath(self.recipe_dir), "mplsetup.cfg"),
             join(self.get_build_dir(plat), "mplsetup.cfg"),
         )
         self.generate_libraries_pc_files(plat)
@@ -80,6 +81,12 @@ def prebuild_platform(self, plat):
         self.apply_patch('_tri_wrapper.cpp.patch')
         self.apply_patch('setupext.py.patch')
         self.apply_patch('setup.py.patch')
+        with open(join(self.get_build_dir(plat), 'lib', 'matplotlib', '_version.py'), 'w') as of:
+            v1, v2, v3 = self.version.split('.')
+            of.write(f'''
+__version__ = version = '{self.version}'
+__version_tuple__ = version_tuple = ({v1}, {v2}, {v3})
+''')
         self.set_marker("patched")
 
     def get_recipe_env(self, plat):
diff --git a/kivy_ios/recipes/matplotlib/_tri.cpp.patch b/kivy_ios/recipes/matplotlib/_tri.cpp.patch
index 1aa7db01..5ffc71f3 100644
--- a/kivy_ios/recipes/matplotlib/_tri.cpp.patch
+++ b/kivy_ios/recipes/matplotlib/_tri.cpp.patch
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
---- matplotlib-3.5.2.orig/src/tri/_tri.cpp	2022-05-02 22:49:57
-+++ matplotlib-3.5.2/src/tri/_tri.cpp	2023-09-08 13:17:37
-@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
- #include <algorithm>
+--- matplotlib-3.7.2.orig/src/tri/_tri.cpp	2023-07-05 13:43:01
++++ matplotlib-3.7.2/src/tri/_tri.cpp	2023-09-10 21:43:21
+@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
+ #include <random>
  #include <set>
  
 +namespace tri {
  
  TriEdge::TriEdge()
      : tri(-1), edge(-1)
-@@ -2069,3 +2070,4 @@
-     _seed = (_seed*_a + _c) % _m;
-     return (_seed*max_value) / _m;
+@@ -2085,3 +2086,4 @@
+     if (upper_right != 0)
+         upper_right->upper_left = this;
  }
 +}
diff --git a/kivy_ios/recipes/matplotlib/_tri.h.patch b/kivy_ios/recipes/matplotlib/_tri.h.patch
index 1191a2c0..fcc9cbef 100644
--- a/kivy_ios/recipes/matplotlib/_tri.h.patch
+++ b/kivy_ios/recipes/matplotlib/_tri.h.patch
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
---- matplotlib-3.5.2.orig/src/tri/_tri.h	2022-05-02 22:49:57
-+++ matplotlib-3.5.2/src/tri/_tri.h	2023-09-08 13:17:12
-@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
- #include <vector>
+--- matplotlib-3.7.2.orig/src/tri/_tri.h	2023-07-05 13:43:01
++++ matplotlib-3.7.2/src/tri/_tri.h	2023-09-10 21:43:47
+@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
  
+ namespace py = pybind11;
  
 +namespace tri {
  
  /* An edge of a triangle consisting of an triangle index in the range 0 to
   * ntri-1 and an edge index in the range 0 to 2.  Edge i goes from the
-@@ -814,5 +815,6 @@
-     const unsigned long _m, _a, _c;
-     unsigned long _seed;
+@@ -799,4 +800,6 @@
+     Node* _tree;    // Root node of the trapezoid map search tree.  Owned.
  };
-+}
  
++}
++
  #endif
diff --git a/kivy_ios/recipes/matplotlib/_tri_wrapper.cpp.patch b/kivy_ios/recipes/matplotlib/_tri_wrapper.cpp.patch
index 4cd87f61..76a614b8 100644
--- a/kivy_ios/recipes/matplotlib/_tri_wrapper.cpp.patch
+++ b/kivy_ios/recipes/matplotlib/_tri_wrapper.cpp.patch
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
---- matplotlib-3.5.2.orig/src/tri/_tri_wrapper.cpp	2022-05-02 22:49:57
-+++ matplotlib-3.5.2/src/tri/_tri_wrapper.cpp	2023-09-08 13:23:47
-@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+--- matplotlib-3.7.2.orig/src/tri/_tri_wrapper.cpp	2023-07-05 13:43:01
++++ matplotlib-3.7.2/src/tri/_tri_wrapper.cpp	2023-09-10 21:44:20
+@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
  #include "_tri.h"
- #include "../mplutils.h"
- #include "../py_exceptions.h"
-+
  
 +using namespace tri;
- 
- /* Triangulation */
- 
+ PYBIND11_MODULE(_tri, m) {
+     py::class_<Triangulation>(m, "Triangulation")
+         .def(py::init<const Triangulation::CoordinateArray&,
diff --git a/kivy_ios/recipes/matplotlib/setup.cfg.template b/kivy_ios/recipes/matplotlib/mplsetup.cfg
similarity index 63%
rename from kivy_ios/recipes/matplotlib/setup.cfg.template
rename to kivy_ios/recipes/matplotlib/mplsetup.cfg
index 96ef80d4..12d3c841 100644
--- a/kivy_ios/recipes/matplotlib/setup.cfg.template
+++ b/kivy_ios/recipes/matplotlib/mplsetup.cfg
@@ -3,26 +3,26 @@
 [libs]
 # By default, Matplotlib builds with LTO, which may be slow if you re-compile
 # often, and don't need the space saving/speedup.
+#
 enable_lto = False
+#
 # By default, Matplotlib downloads and builds its own copies of FreeType and of
 # Qhull.  You may set the following to True to instead link against a system
 # FreeType/Qhull.  As an exception, Matplotlib defaults to the system version
 # of FreeType on AIX.
+#
 system_freetype = True
 #system_qhull = False
 
 [packages]
-# There are a number of data subpackages from Matplotlib that are
-# considered optional. All except 'tests' data (meaning the baseline
-# image files) are installed by default, but that can be changed here.
-#tests = False
-
-[gui_support]
-# Matplotlib supports multiple GUI toolkits, known as backends.
-# The MacOSX backend requires the Cocoa headers included with XCode.
-# You can select whether to build it by uncommenting the following line.
-# It is never built on Linux or Windows, regardless of the config value.
+# Some of Matplotlib's components are optional: the MacOSX backend (installed
+# by default on MacOSX; requires the Cocoa headers included with XCode), and
+# the test data (i.e., the baseline image files; not installed by default).
+# You can control whether they are installed by uncommenting the following
+# lines.  Note that the MacOSX backend is never built on Linux or Windows,
+# regardless of the config value.
 #
+tests = False
 macosx = False
 
 [rc_options]
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ macosx = False
 # not choose MacOSX if you have disabled the relevant extension modules.  The
 # default is determined by fallback.
 #
-#backend = Agg
\ No newline at end of file
+#backend = Agg
diff --git a/kivy_ios/recipes/matplotlib/setup.py.patch b/kivy_ios/recipes/matplotlib/setup.py.patch
index 51d514cb..89cf4940 100644
--- a/kivy_ios/recipes/matplotlib/setup.py.patch
+++ b/kivy_ios/recipes/matplotlib/setup.py.patch
@@ -1,29 +1,33 @@
---- matplotlib-3.5.2.orig/setup.py	2022-05-02 22:49:57
-+++ matplotlib-3.5.2/setup.py	2023-09-10 11:11:57
-@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
-     setupext.FreeType(),
-     setupext.Qhull(),
-     setupext.Tests(),
--    setupext.BackendMacOSX(),
-+#    setupext.BackendMacOSX(),
-     ]
- 
- 
-@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
-     python_requires='>={}'.format('.'.join(str(n) for n in py_min_version)),
-     setup_requires=[
-         "certifi>=2020.06.20",
--        "numpy>=1.17",
-+#        "numpy>=1.17",
-         "setuptools_scm>=4",
-         "setuptools_scm_git_archive",
-     ],
-@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@
+--- matplotlib-3.7.2.orig/setup.py	2023-07-05 13:43:01
++++ matplotlib-3.7.2/setup.py	2023-09-10 23:56:43
+@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
          "cycler>=0.10",
          "fonttools>=4.22.0",
          "kiwisolver>=1.0.1",
--        "numpy>=1.17",
-+#        "numpy>=1.17",
+-        "numpy>=1.20",
++#        "numpy>=1.20",
          "packaging>=20.0",
          "pillow>=6.2.0",
-         "pyparsing>=2.2.1",
+         "pyparsing>=2.3.1,<3.1",
+@@ -339,13 +339,14 @@
+             "importlib-resources>=3.2.0",
+         ],
+     },
+-    use_scm_version={
+-        "version_scheme": "release-branch-semver",
+-        "local_scheme": "node-and-date",
+-        "write_to": "lib/matplotlib/_version.py",
+-        "parentdir_prefix_version": "matplotlib-",
+-        "fallback_version": "0.0+UNKNOWN",
+-    },
++    #use_scm_version={
++    #    "version_scheme": "release-branch-semver",
++    #    "local_scheme": "node-and-date",
++    #    "write_to": "lib/matplotlib/_version.py",
++    #    "parentdir_prefix_version": "matplotlib-",
++    #    "fallback_version": "3.7.2",
++    #},
++    version = "3.7.2",
+     cmdclass={
+         "build_ext": BuildExtraLibraries,
+         "build_py": BuildPy,
diff --git a/kivy_ios/recipes/matplotlib/setupext.py.patch b/kivy_ios/recipes/matplotlib/setupext.py.patch
index 41bea128..163efe1b 100644
--- a/kivy_ios/recipes/matplotlib/setupext.py.patch
+++ b/kivy_ios/recipes/matplotlib/setupext.py.patch
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
---- matplotlib-3.5.2.orig/setupext.py	2023-09-08 14:01:18
-+++ matplotlib-3.5.2/setupext.py	2023-09-10 11:29:38
-@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@
-             "matplotlib._contour", [
-                 "src/_contour.cpp",
-                 "src/_contour_wrapper.cpp",
--                "src/py_converters.cpp",
-+#                "src/py_converters.cpp",
-             ])
-         add_numpy_flags(ext)
-         add_libagg_flags(ext)
-@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@
+--- matplotlib-3.7.2.orig/setupext.py	2023-07-05 13:43:01
++++ matplotlib-3.7.2/setupext.py	2023-09-10 22:52:48
+@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
+ import urllib.request
+ 
+ from pybind11.setup_helpers import Pybind11Extension
++import pybind11.setup_helpers
++# need to prevent host flags
++pybind11.setup_helpers.MACOS = False
++
+ from setuptools import Distribution, Extension
+ 
+ _log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+@@ -415,7 +419,7 @@
              "matplotlib.ft2font", [
                  "src/ft2font.cpp",
                  "src/ft2font_wrapper.cpp",
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@
              ])
          FreeType.add_flags(ext)
          add_numpy_flags(ext)
-@@ -424,19 +424,19 @@
+@@ -425,19 +429,19 @@
          ext = Extension(
              "matplotlib._image", [
                  "src/_image_wrapper.cpp",
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@
          yield ext
          # qhull
          ext = Extension(
-@@ -499,8 +499,8 @@
+@@ -506,8 +510,8 @@
  
  
  def add_numpy_flags(ext):
@@ -53,45 +55,3 @@
      ext.define_macros.extend([
          # Ensure that PY_ARRAY_UNIQUE_SYMBOL is uniquely defined for each
          # extension.
-@@ -749,22 +749,22 @@
-                 ext.libraries.extend("m")
- 
- 
--class BackendMacOSX(OptionalPackage):
--    config_category = 'gui_support'
--    name = 'macosx'
--
--    def check(self):
--        if sys.platform != 'darwin':
--            raise Skipped("Mac OS-X only")
--        return super().check()
--
--    def get_extensions(self):
--        sources = [
--            'src/_macosx.m'
--            ]
--        ext = Extension('matplotlib.backends._macosx', sources)
--        ext.extra_compile_args.extend(['-Werror=unguarded-availability'])
--        ext.extra_link_args.extend(['-framework', 'Cocoa'])
--        if platform.python_implementation().lower() == 'pypy':
--            ext.extra_compile_args.append('-DPYPY=1')
--        yield ext
-+#class BackendMacOSX(OptionalPackage):
-+#    config_category = 'gui_support'
-+#    name = 'macosx'
-+#
-+#    def check(self):
-+#        if sys.platform != 'darwin':
-+#            raise Skipped("Mac OS-X only")
-+#        return super().check()
-+#
-+#    def get_extensions(self):
-+#        sources = [
-+#            'src/_macosx.m'
-+#            ]
-+#        ext = Extension('matplotlib.backends._macosx', sources)
-+#        ext.extra_compile_args.extend(['-Werror=unguarded-availability'])
-+#        ext.extra_link_args.extend(['-framework', 'Cocoa'])
-+#        if platform.python_implementation().lower() == 'pypy':
-+#            ext.extra_compile_args.append('-DPYPY=1')
-+#        yield ext