diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 45f2cf8b68..60a3707986 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@ cache:
 
 install:
     - pip install -U pip
-    - pip install torch_nightly==1.0.0.dev20181206 -f https://download.pytorch.org/whl/nightly/cpu/torch_nightly.html
-    - pip install torchvision --no-dependencies
+    - if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION == 2.7 ]]; then
+          pip install http://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu/torch-1.0.0-cp27-cp27mu-linux_x86_64.whl;
+      else
+          pip install http://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu/torch-1.0.0-cp36-cp36m-linux_x86_64.whl;
+      fi
     - pip install .[test]
     - pip freeze
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7fd284c51f..4f386064a8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,20 +28,12 @@ For more information, check out our [blog post](http://eng.uber.com/pyro).
 
 ### Installing a stable Pyro release
 
-First install [PyTorch](http://pytorch.org/).
-
-Install via pip:
+**Install using pip:**
 
-**Python 2.7.\*:**
 ```sh
 pip install pyro-ppl
 ```
 
-**Python 3.5:**
-```sh
-pip3 install pyro-ppl
-```
-
 **Install from source:**
 ```sh
 git clone git@github.com:uber/pyro.git
@@ -62,18 +54,6 @@ Make sure that the models come from the same release version of the [Pyro source
 
 For recent features you can install Pyro from source.
 
-To install a compatible version of PyTorch, use the PyTorch nightly
-[build](https://pytorch.org/). We recommend pinning to the specific
-nightly build below that has been well tested.
-
-```sh
-build_ver=1.0.0.dev20181127  # <---- a well-tested PyTorch build
-pip install torch_nightly==${build_ver} -f \
-    https://download.pytorch.org/whl/nightly/cpu/torch_nightly.html
-```
-
-Finally install Pyro using pip or from source as shown below.
-
 **Install using pip:**
 
 ```sh
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f82f1d25fb..bec7eae202 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@
     'matplotlib>=1.3',
     'observations>=0.1.4',
     'pillow',
-    # TODO: uncomment on release; using torch-nightly build
-    # 'torchvision',
+    'torchvision',
     'visdom>=0.1.4',
     'pandas',
     'seaborn',
@@ -85,8 +84,7 @@
         'numpy>=1.7',
         'opt_einsum>=2.3.0',
         'six>=1.10.0',
-        # TODO: uncomment on release; using torch-nightly build
-        # 'torch>=0.4.1',
+        'torch>=1.0.0',
         'tqdm>=4.28',
     ],
     extras_require={
@@ -96,7 +94,6 @@
             'pytest==3.7',
             'pytest-cov',
             'scipy>=0.19.0',
-            'ipython<=6.5.0',  # https://github.com/jupyter/jupyter_console/issues/158
         ],
         'profile': ['prettytable', 'pytest-benchmark', 'snakeviz'],
         'dev': EXTRAS_REQUIRE + [
@@ -109,7 +106,6 @@
             'pypandoc',
             'pytest==3.7',
             'pytest-xdist',
-            'ipython<=6.5.0',  # https://github.com/jupyter/jupyter_console/issues/158
             'scipy>=0.19.0',
             'sphinx',
             'sphinx_rtd_theme',