TF: unpin maximum TF version (#18917)

docker/transformers-all-latest-gpu/Dockerfile

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ RUN echo torch=$VERSION
 # TODO: We might need to specify proper versions that work with a specific torch version (especially for past CI).
 RUN [ "$PYTORCH" != "pre" ] && python3 -m pip install --no-cache-dir -U $VERSION torchvision torchaudio --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/$CUDA || python3 -m pip install --no-cache-dir -U --pre torch torchvision torchaudio --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/nightly/$CUDA
 
-RUN python3 -m pip install --no-cache-dir -U tensorflow==2.9.1
+RUN python3 -m pip install --no-cache-dir -U tensorflow
 RUN python3 -m pip uninstall -y flax jax
 
 # Use installed torch version for `torch-scatter` to avid to deal with PYTORCH='pre'.

docker/transformers-cpu/Dockerfile

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ RUN apt update && \
 RUN python3 -m pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip && \
     python3 -m pip install --no-cache-dir \
     jupyter \
-    tensorflow-cpu==2.9.1 \
+    tensorflow-cpu \
     torch
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ COPY . transformers/
 RUN cd transformers/ && \
     python3 -m pip install --no-cache-dir .
 
-CMD ["/bin/bash"]
+CMD ["/bin/bash"]
\ No newline at end of file

docker/transformers-gpu/Dockerfile

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ RUN apt update && \
 RUN python3 -m pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip && \
     python3 -m pip install --no-cache-dir \
     jupyter \
-    tensorflow==2.9.1 \
+    tensorflow \
     torch
 
 RUN git clone https://github.com/NVIDIA/apex

docker/transformers-tensorflow-cpu/Dockerfile

@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ RUN apt update && \
 RUN python3 -m pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip && \
     python3 -m pip install --no-cache-dir \
     mkl \
-    tensorflow-cpu==2.9.1
+    tensorflow-cpu
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
 COPY . transformers/
 RUN cd transformers/ && \
     python3 -m pip install --no-cache-dir .
 
-CMD ["/bin/bash"]
+CMD ["/bin/bash"]
\ No newline at end of file

docker/transformers-tensorflow-gpu/Dockerfile

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ RUN git clone https://github.com/huggingface/transformers && cd transformers &&
 RUN python3 -m pip install --no-cache-dir -e ./transformers[dev-tensorflow,testing]
 
 # If set to nothing, will install the latest version
-ARG TENSORFLOW='2.9.1'
+ARG TENSORFLOW=''
 
 RUN [ ${#TENSORFLOW} -gt 0 ] && VERSION='tensorflow=='$TENSORFLOW'.*' ||  VERSION='tensorflow'; python3 -m pip install --no-cache-dir -U $VERSION
 RUN python3 -m pip uninstall -y torch flax

setup.py

@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ _deps = [
     "sigopt",
     "librosa",
     "starlette",
-    "tensorflow-cpu>=2.3,<2.10",
-    "tensorflow>=2.3,<2.10",
+    "tensorflow-cpu>=2.3",
+    "tensorflow>=2.3",
     "tensorflow-text",
     "tf2onnx",
     "timeout-decorator",

src/transformers/dependency_versions_table.py

@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ deps = {
     "sigopt": "sigopt",
     "librosa": "librosa",
     "starlette": "starlette",
-    "tensorflow-cpu": "tensorflow-cpu>=2.3,<2.10",
-    "tensorflow": "tensorflow>=2.3,<2.10",
+    "tensorflow-cpu": "tensorflow-cpu>=2.3",
+    "tensorflow": "tensorflow>=2.3",
     "tensorflow-text": "tensorflow-text",
     "tf2onnx": "tf2onnx",
     "timeout-decorator": "timeout-decorator",