diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 673406b..7ae1e03 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pillow==6.2.1 # 7.0.0 breaks torchvision
 numpy==1.16.3
 torch==1.0.1
 torchvision==0.2.2.post3
-tensorflow==1.8.0 # works on dgx not on Mac...
+tensorflow==2.9.3 # works on dgx not on Mac...
 # tensorflow==1.14.0 # works on Mac not on dgx...
 tensorboardX==1.6
 neo4jrestclient==2.1.1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e05a51e..33b9409 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     py_modules=['smtag.command_line'],
     install_requires=[
         #'tensorflow==1.8.0', # dgx
-        'tensorflow==1.14.0', # mac needed for tensorboardX visualization
+        'tensorflow==2.9.3', # mac needed for tensorboardX visualization
         'tensorboardX',
         'docopt',
         'torch==1.0.1',
diff --git a/smtag/requirements.txt b/smtag/requirements.txt
index c35207d..bdc2d32 100644
--- a/smtag/requirements.txt
+++ b/smtag/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # tensorflow==1.8.0 # works on dgx not on Mac... 
-tensorflow==1.14.0 # works on Mac not on dgx...
+tensorflow==2.9.3 # works on Mac not on dgx...
 docopt==0.6.2
 numpy==1.16.3
 torch==1.0.1