diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/pip_package/setup.py b/tensorflow/tools/pip_package/setup.py
index 92061b396ce..42233f80c1c 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/pip_package/setup.py
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/pip_package/setup.py
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ REQUIRED_PACKAGES = [
     'google_pasta >= 0.1.8',
     'h5py >= 2.10.0, < 2.11.0',
     'keras_preprocessing >= 1.1.1, < 1.2',
-    'numpy >= 1.16.0, < 2.0',
+    # TODO(mihaimaruseac): numpy 1.19.0 has ABI breakage
+    # https://github.com/numpy/numpy/pull/15355
+    'numpy >= 1.16.0, < 1.19.0',
     'opt_einsum >= 2.3.2',
     'protobuf >= 3.9.2',
     'tensorboard >= 2.2.0, < 2.3.0',