diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/devel-cpu-jupyter.Dockerfile b/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/devel-cpu-jupyter.Dockerfile
index 3ea196bb354..78ec4416f47 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/devel-cpu-jupyter.Dockerfile
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/devel-cpu-jupyter.Dockerfile
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ RUN python3 -m pip --no-cache-dir install \
     keras_preprocessing \
     matplotlib \
     mock \
-    numpy<1.19.0 \
+    'numpy<1.19.0' \
     scipy \
     sklearn \
     pandas \
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/devel-cpu.Dockerfile b/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/devel-cpu.Dockerfile
index d3a487d754c..018b7bb35ba 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/devel-cpu.Dockerfile
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/devel-cpu.Dockerfile
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ RUN python3 -m pip --no-cache-dir install \
     keras_preprocessing \
     matplotlib \
     mock \
-    numpy<1.19.0 \
+    'numpy<1.19.0' \
     scipy \
     sklearn \
     pandas \
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/devel-gpu-jupyter.Dockerfile b/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/devel-gpu-jupyter.Dockerfile
index f6e6b2e4869..b99c384fe20 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/devel-gpu-jupyter.Dockerfile
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/devel-gpu-jupyter.Dockerfile
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ RUN python3 -m pip --no-cache-dir install \
     keras_preprocessing \
     matplotlib \
     mock \
-    numpy<1.19.0 \
+    'numpy<1.19.0' \
     scipy \
     sklearn \
     pandas \
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/devel-gpu.Dockerfile b/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/devel-gpu.Dockerfile
index 9301ca36712..4493964cffc 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/devel-gpu.Dockerfile
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/devel-gpu.Dockerfile
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ RUN python3 -m pip --no-cache-dir install \
     keras_preprocessing \
     matplotlib \
     mock \
-    numpy<1.19.0 \
+    'numpy<1.19.0' \
     scipy \
     sklearn \
     pandas \
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/mkl_horovod/devel-horovod-jupyter.Dockerfile b/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/mkl_horovod/devel-horovod-jupyter.Dockerfile
index a41f979aecd..5ed856259a9 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/mkl_horovod/devel-horovod-jupyter.Dockerfile
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/mkl_horovod/devel-horovod-jupyter.Dockerfile
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ RUN python3 -m pip --no-cache-dir install \
     keras_preprocessing \
     matplotlib \
     mock \
-    numpy<1.19.0 \
+    'numpy<1.19.0' \
     scipy \
     sklearn \
     pandas \
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/mkl_horovod/devel-horovod.Dockerfile b/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/mkl_horovod/devel-horovod.Dockerfile
index 8da0f799662..a4a0bee0bc6 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/mkl_horovod/devel-horovod.Dockerfile
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/mkl_horovod/devel-horovod.Dockerfile
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ RUN python3 -m pip --no-cache-dir install \
     keras_preprocessing \
     matplotlib \
     mock \
-    numpy<1.19.0 \
+    'numpy<1.19.0' \
     scipy \
     sklearn \
     pandas \
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/ppc64le/devel-cpu-ppc64le-jupyter.Dockerfile b/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/ppc64le/devel-cpu-ppc64le-jupyter.Dockerfile
index 9542bf3d17a..14ae948c31a 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/ppc64le/devel-cpu-ppc64le-jupyter.Dockerfile
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/ppc64le/devel-cpu-ppc64le-jupyter.Dockerfile
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ RUN python3 -m pip --no-cache-dir install \
     keras_preprocessing \
     matplotlib \
     mock \
-    numpy<1.19.0 \
+    'numpy<1.19.0' \
     scipy \
     sklearn \
     pandas \
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/ppc64le/devel-cpu-ppc64le.Dockerfile b/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/ppc64le/devel-cpu-ppc64le.Dockerfile
index 60b0e07c62a..c098b863eaa 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/ppc64le/devel-cpu-ppc64le.Dockerfile
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/ppc64le/devel-cpu-ppc64le.Dockerfile
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ RUN python3 -m pip --no-cache-dir install \
     keras_preprocessing \
     matplotlib \
     mock \
-    numpy<1.19.0 \
+    'numpy<1.19.0' \
     scipy \
     sklearn \
     pandas \
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/ppc64le/devel-gpu-ppc64le-jupyter.Dockerfile b/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/ppc64le/devel-gpu-ppc64le-jupyter.Dockerfile
index 00116417490..1967c20419c 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/ppc64le/devel-gpu-ppc64le-jupyter.Dockerfile
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/ppc64le/devel-gpu-ppc64le-jupyter.Dockerfile
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ RUN python3 -m pip --no-cache-dir install \
     keras_preprocessing \
     matplotlib \
     mock \
-    numpy<1.19.0 \
+    'numpy<1.19.0' \
     scipy \
     sklearn \
     pandas \
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/ppc64le/devel-gpu-ppc64le.Dockerfile b/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/ppc64le/devel-gpu-ppc64le.Dockerfile
index 6c01d3499c9..ffd74c52efa 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/ppc64le/devel-gpu-ppc64le.Dockerfile
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/dockerfiles/ppc64le/devel-gpu-ppc64le.Dockerfile
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ RUN python3 -m pip --no-cache-dir install \
     keras_preprocessing \
     matplotlib \
     mock \
-    numpy<1.19.0 \
+    'numpy<1.19.0' \
     scipy \
     sklearn \
     pandas \
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/partials/ubuntu/bazel.partial.Dockerfile b/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/partials/ubuntu/bazel.partial.Dockerfile
index 7babbdaae97..9dbfb2e71ac 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/partials/ubuntu/bazel.partial.Dockerfile
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/partials/ubuntu/bazel.partial.Dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ RUN python3 -m pip --no-cache-dir install \
     keras_preprocessing \
     matplotlib \
     mock \
-    numpy<1.19.0 \
+    'numpy<1.19.0' \
     scipy \
     sklearn \
     pandas \
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/partials/ubuntu/bazelbuild.partial.Dockerfile b/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/partials/ubuntu/bazelbuild.partial.Dockerfile
index f3f9d689506..015427b707b 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/partials/ubuntu/bazelbuild.partial.Dockerfile
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/dockerfiles/partials/ubuntu/bazelbuild.partial.Dockerfile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ RUN python3 -m pip --no-cache-dir install \
     keras_preprocessing \
     matplotlib \
     mock \
-    numpy<1.19.0 \
+    'numpy<1.19.0' \
     scipy \
     sklearn \
     pandas \