diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 93c6611e01..c498397e77 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     'numpy >= 1.13.3',
 ]
 
-REQUIRED_TENSORFLOW_VERSION = '1.12.0-rc1'
+REQUIRED_TENSORFLOW_VERSION = '1.12.0-rc2'
 
 if '--gpu' in sys.argv:
   use_gpu = True