diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7ef1754fe8..59057e32e5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Lightning is rigorously tested across multiple GPUs, TPUs CPUs and against major
 
   <center>
 
-  | System / PyTorch ver. | 1.4 (min. req.)* | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 (latest) | 1.8 (nightly) |
+  | System / PyTorch ver. | 1.4 (min. req.) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 (latest) |
   | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
   | Conda py3.7 [linux] | [![PyTorch & Conda](https://github.com/PyTorchLightning/pytorch-lightning/workflows/PyTorch%20&%20Conda/badge.svg?branch=master&event=push)](https://github.com/PyTorchLightning/pytorch-lightning/actions?query=workflow%3A%22PyTorch+%26+Conda%22+branch%3Amaster) | [![PyTorch & Conda](https://github.com/PyTorchLightning/pytorch-lightning/workflows/PyTorch%20&%20Conda/badge.svg?branch=master&event=push)](https://github.com/PyTorchLightning/pytorch-lightning/actions?query=workflow%3A%22PyTorch+%26+Conda%22+branch%3Amaster) | [![PyTorch & Conda](https://github.com/PyTorchLightning/pytorch-lightning/workflows/PyTorch%20&%20Conda/badge.svg?branch=master&event=push)](https://github.com/PyTorchLightning/pytorch-lightning/actions?query=workflow%3A%22PyTorch+%26+Conda%22+branch%3Amaster) | [![PyTorch & Conda](https://github.com/PyTorchLightning/pytorch-lightning/workflows/PyTorch%20&%20Conda/badge.svg?branch=master&event=push)](https://github.com/PyTorchLightning/pytorch-lightning/actions?query=workflow%3A%22PyTorch+%26+Conda%22+branch%3Amaster) | [![PyTorch & Conda](https://github.com/PyTorchLightning/pytorch-lightning/workflows/PyTorch%20&%20Conda/badge.svg?branch=master&event=push)](https://github.com/PyTorchLightning/pytorch-lightning/actions?query=workflow%3A%22PyTorch+%26+Conda%22+branch%3Amaster) |
   | Linux py3.7 [GPUs**] | - | - | [![Build Status](https://dev.azure.com/PytorchLightning/pytorch-lightning/_apis/build/status/PL.pytorch-lightning%20(GPUs)?branchName=master)](https://dev.azure.com/PytorchLightning/pytorch-lightning/_build/latest?definitionId=6&branchName=master) | - | - |
diff --git a/legacy/generate_checkpoints.sh b/legacy/generate_checkpoints.sh
index 7726c5b097..53e09e5135 100644
--- a/legacy/generate_checkpoints.sh
+++ b/legacy/generate_checkpoints.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #  bash generate_checkpoints.sh 1.0.2 1.0.3 1.0.4
 
 LEGACY_PATH="$( cd "$(dirname "$0")" >/dev/null 2>&1 ; pwd -P )"
+FROZEN_MIN_PT_VERSION="1.4"
 
 echo $LEGACY_PATH
 # install some PT version here so it does not need to reinstalled for each env
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ do
   # activate and install PL version
   source "$ENV_PATH/bin/activate"
   # there are problem to load ckpt in older versions since they are saved the newer versions
-  pip install "pytorch_lightning==$ver" "torch==1.3" --quiet --no-cache-dir
+  pip install "pytorch_lightning==$ver" "torch==$FROZEN_MIN_PT_VERSION" --quiet --no-cache-dir
 
   python --version
   pip --version