diff --git a/tensorflow_probability/__init__.py b/tensorflow_probability/__init__.py
index 5db2c94814..480a4363d1 100644
--- a/tensorflow_probability/__init__.py
+++ b/tensorflow_probability/__init__.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def _ensure_tf_install():  # pylint: disable=g-statement-before-imports
   #
   # Update this whenever we need to depend on a newer TensorFlow release.
   #
-  required_tensorflow_version = "1.14"
+  required_tensorflow_version = "2.1"
 
   if (distutils.version.LooseVersion(tf.__version__) <
       distutils.version.LooseVersion(required_tensorflow_version)):
diff --git a/tensorflow_probability/python/version.py b/tensorflow_probability/python/version.py
index f705c13bef..46812b64db 100644
--- a/tensorflow_probability/python/version.py
+++ b/tensorflow_probability/python/version.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 # stable release (indicated by `_VERSION_SUFFIX = ''`). Outside the context of a
 # release branch, the current version is by default assumed to be a
 # 'development' version, labeled 'dev'.
-_VERSION_SUFFIX = 'dev'
+_VERSION_SUFFIX = ''
 
 # Example, '0.4.0-dev'
 __version__ = '.'.join([