diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 05ec2c7617..e6f442e5ec 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ _deps = [
     "sigopt",
     "librosa",
     "starlette",
-    "tensorflow-cpu>=2.3",
-    "tensorflow>=2.3",
+    "tensorflow-cpu>=2.3,<2.10",
+    "tensorflow>=2.3,<2.10",
     "tensorflow-text",
     "tf2onnx",
     "timeout-decorator",
diff --git a/src/transformers/dependency_versions_table.py b/src/transformers/dependency_versions_table.py
index be3dba684b..fec2fc9203 100644
--- a/src/transformers/dependency_versions_table.py
+++ b/src/transformers/dependency_versions_table.py
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ deps = {
     "sigopt": "sigopt",
     "librosa": "librosa",
     "starlette": "starlette",
-    "tensorflow-cpu": "tensorflow-cpu>=2.3",
-    "tensorflow": "tensorflow>=2.3",
+    "tensorflow-cpu": "tensorflow-cpu>=2.3,<2.10",
+    "tensorflow": "tensorflow>=2.3,<2.10",
     "tensorflow-text": "tensorflow-text",
     "tf2onnx": "tf2onnx",
     "timeout-decorator": "timeout-decorator",