diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8a5f36d6..d1fb5547 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ seaborn>=0.11.0
 # nvidia-pyindex  # TensorRT export
 # nvidia-tensorrt  # TensorRT export
 # scikit-learn==0.19.2  # CoreML quantization
-# tensorflow>=2.4.1  # TF exports (-cpu, -aarch64, -macos)
+# tensorflow>=2.4.1,<=2.13.1  # TF exports (-cpu, -aarch64, -macos)
 # tflite-support
 # tensorflowjs>=3.9.0  # TF.js export
 # openvino-dev>=2023.0  # OpenVINO export
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ccd0c8aa..4af3b5f2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ setup(
         'export': [
             'coremltools>=7.0',
             'openvino-dev>=2023.0',
-            'tensorflow<=2.13.1',
+            'tensorflow<=2.13.1',  # TF bug https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/issues/5161
             'tensorflowjs',  # automatically installs tensorflow
         ], },
     classifiers=[
diff --git a/ultralytics/__init__.py b/ultralytics/__init__.py
index d1d88723..3469720c 100644
--- a/ultralytics/__init__.py
+++ b/ultralytics/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Ultralytics YOLO 🚀, AGPL-3.0 license
 
-__version__ = '8.0.214'
+__version__ = '8.0.215'
 
 from ultralytics.models import RTDETR, SAM, YOLO
 from ultralytics.models.fastsam import FastSAM
diff --git a/ultralytics/engine/exporter.py b/ultralytics/engine/exporter.py
index 2fb6f720..0a787f8b 100644
--- a/ultralytics/engine/exporter.py
+++ b/ultralytics/engine/exporter.py
@@ -653,6 +653,11 @@ class Exporter:
             cmds='--extra-index-url https://pypi.ngc.nvidia.com')  # onnx_graphsurgeon only on NVIDIA
 
         LOGGER.info(f'\n{prefix} starting export with tensorflow {tf.__version__}...')
+        check_version(tf.__version__,
+                      '<=2.13.1',
+                      name='tensorflow',
+                      verbose=True,
+                      msg='https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/issues/5161')
         f = Path(str(self.file).replace(self.file.suffix, '_saved_model'))
         if f.is_dir():
             import shutil
diff --git a/ultralytics/utils/checks.py b/ultralytics/utils/checks.py
index e830978f..cbc1894a 100644
--- a/ultralytics/utils/checks.py
+++ b/ultralytics/utils/checks.py
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ def check_version(current: str = '0.0.0',
                   required: str = '0.0.0',
                   name: str = 'version',
                   hard: bool = False,
-                  verbose: bool = False) -> bool:
+                  verbose: bool = False,
+                  msg: str = '') -> bool:
     """
     Check current version against the required version or range.
 
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ def check_version(current: str = '0.0.0',
         name (str, optional): Name to be used in warning message.
         hard (bool, optional): If True, raise an AssertionError if the requirement is not met.
         verbose (bool, optional): If True, print warning message if requirement is not met.
+        msg (str, optional): Extra message to display if verbose.
 
     Returns:
         (bool): True if requirement is met, False otherwise.
@@ -212,7 +214,8 @@ def check_version(current: str = '0.0.0',
         elif op == '<' and not (c < v):
             result = False
     if not result:
-        warning_message = f'WARNING ⚠️ {name}{op}{required} is required, but {name}=={current} is currently installed'
+        warning_message = \
+            f'WARNING ⚠️ {name}{op}{required} is required, but {name}=={current} is currently installed {msg}'
         if hard:
             raise ModuleNotFoundError(emojis(warning_message))  # assert version requirements met
         if verbose: