diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8c57235..a20ef11 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
       author_email='measure.alex@bls.gov',
       packages=find_packages(),
       include_package_data=True,
-      install_requires=['tensorflow==1.8',
+      install_requires=['tensorflow==2.11.1',
                         'nltk',
                         'pyyaml',
                         'pandas',