diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/pip_package/setup.py b/tensorflow/tools/pip_package/setup.py
index 53357120564f85..a9d6d66bd17768 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/pip_package/setup.py
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/pip_package/setup.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     # They are updated during the release process
     # When updating these, please also update the nightly versions below
     'tensorboard ~= 2.6',
-    'tensorflow_estimator ~= 2.6',
+    'tensorflow_estimator < 2.7',
     'keras ~= 2.6',
 ]