diff --git a/research/carls/base/file_helper.cc b/research/carls/base/file_helper.cc
index 43a542a..20876db 100644
--- a/research/carls/base/file_helper.cc
+++ b/research/carls/base/file_helper.cc
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 #include "research/carls/base/file_helper.h"
 
+#include <string>
+
 #include "absl/status/status.h"
 #include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
 #include "research/carls/base/status_helper.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/platform/env.h"
+#include "tensorflow/core/public/version.h"
 
 namespace carls {
 namespace internal {
@@ -66,8 +69,13 @@ absl::Status ReadFileString(const std::string& filepath, std::string* output) {
   auto tf_status = env->NewReadOnlyMemoryRegionFromFile(filepath, &file);
   if (!tf_status.ok()) {
     return absl::Status(absl::StatusCode::kInternal,
+#if TF_GRAPH_DEF_VERSION < 1467
                         absl::StrCat("Reading file failed with error:",
                                      tf_status.error_message()));
+#else
+                        absl::StrCat("Reading file failed with error:",
+                                     tf_status.message()));
+#endif
   }
   *output = std::string(static_cast<const char*>(file->data()), file->length());
   return absl::OkStatus();
@@ -84,20 +92,35 @@ absl::Status WriteFileString(const std::string& filepath,
   auto tf_status = env->NewWritableFile(filepath, &file);
   if (!tf_status.ok()) {
     return absl::Status(absl::StatusCode::kInternal,
+#if TF_GRAPH_DEF_VERSION < 1467
                         absl::StrCat("Creating file failed with error:",
                                      tf_status.error_message()));
+#else
+                        absl::StrCat("Creating file failed with error:",
+                                     tf_status.message()));
+#endif
   }
   tf_status = file->Append(content);
   if (!tf_status.ok()) {
     return absl::Status(absl::StatusCode::kInternal,
+#if TF_GRAPH_DEF_VERSION < 1467
                         absl::StrCat("Appending file failed with error:",
                                      tf_status.error_message()));
+#else
+                        absl::StrCat("Appending file failed with error:",
+                                     tf_status.message()));
+#endif
   }
   tf_status = file->Close();
   if (!tf_status.ok()) {
     return absl::Status(absl::StatusCode::kInternal,
+#if TF_GRAPH_DEF_VERSION < 1467
                         absl::StrCat("Closing file failed with error:",
                                      tf_status.error_message()));
+#else
+                        absl::StrCat("Closing file failed with error:",
+                                     tf_status.message()));
+#endif
   }
   return absl::OkStatus();
 }
diff --git a/research/carls/base/status_helper.cc b/research/carls/base/status_helper.cc
index 0a26091..1ecdfb5 100644
--- a/research/carls/base/status_helper.cc
+++ b/research/carls/base/status_helper.cc
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 #include "research/carls/base/status_helper.h"
 
+#include <string>
+
 #include "absl/status/status.h"
 #include "absl/strings/str_cat.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/platform/abi.h"
+#include "tensorflow/core/public/version.h"
 
 #if defined(TF_HAS_STACKTRACE)
 #include <dlfcn.h>
@@ -214,7 +217,11 @@ absl::Status ToAbslStatus(const grpc::Status& status) {
 
 absl::Status ToAbslStatus(const tensorflow::Status& status) {
   return absl::Status(static_cast<absl::StatusCode>(status.code()),
+#if TF_GRAPH_DEF_VERSION < 1467
                       status.error_message());
+#else
+                      status.message());
+#endif
 }
 
 grpc::Status ToGrpcStatus(const absl::Status& status) {
diff --git a/research/carls/testing/test_helper.cc b/research/carls/testing/test_helper.cc
index f39cf71..9386f2d 100644
--- a/research/carls/testing/test_helper.cc
+++ b/research/carls/testing/test_helper.cc
@@ -15,8 +15,11 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 #include "research/carls/testing/test_helper.h"
 
+#include <string>
+
 #include "grpcpp/support/status.h"  // net
 #include "tensorflow/core/platform/status.h"
+#include "tensorflow/core/public/version.h"
 
 namespace carls {
 namespace internal {
@@ -33,7 +36,14 @@ std::string GetErrorMessage(const grpc::Status& status) {
 
 template <>
 std::string GetErrorMessage(const tensorflow::Status& status) {
+// On April 2023, there is not yet an official release of Tensorflow which
+// includes `message().` One will need to wait for the release following 2.12.0.
+// The code can be updated to just be the else branch after such release exists.
+#if TF_GRAPH_DEF_VERSION < 1467
   return status.error_message();
+#else
+  return std::string(status.message());
+#endif
 }
 
 }  // namespace internal