diff --git a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.tensorflow.toml.tpl b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.tensorflow.toml.tpl
index 81a839b30998..1d3ad717ff60 100644
--- a/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.tensorflow.toml.tpl
+++ b/src/py/flwr/cli/new/templates/app/pyproject.tensorflow.toml.tpl
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 dependencies = [
     "flwr[simulation]>=1.12.0",
     "flwr-datasets[vision]>=0.3.0",
-    "tensorflow>=2.11.1",
+    "tensorflow>=2.11.1,<2.18.0",
 ]
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]