diff --git a/examples/ruby/greeter_client.rb b/examples/ruby/greeter_client.rb
index cb4aa195e77..1cdf79ebf40 100755
--- a/examples/ruby/greeter_client.rb
+++ b/examples/ruby/greeter_client.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ lib_dir = File.join(this_dir, 'lib')
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift(lib_dir) unless $LOAD_PATH.include?(lib_dir)
 
 require 'grpc'
-require 'helloworld_services'
+require 'helloworld_services_pb'
 
 def main
   stub = Helloworld::Greeter::Stub.new('localhost:50051', :this_channel_is_insecure)
diff --git a/examples/ruby/greeter_server.rb b/examples/ruby/greeter_server.rb
index 622513d3805..6d82043c526 100755
--- a/examples/ruby/greeter_server.rb
+++ b/examples/ruby/greeter_server.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ lib_dir = File.join(this_dir, 'lib')
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift(lib_dir) unless $LOAD_PATH.include?(lib_dir)
 
 require 'grpc'
-require 'helloworld_services'
+require 'helloworld_services_pb'
 
 # GreeterServer is simple server that implements the Helloworld Greeter server.
 class GreeterServer < Helloworld::Greeter::Service
diff --git a/examples/ruby/grpc-demo.gemspec b/examples/ruby/grpc-demo.gemspec
index b1dfdae6ab3..e1b77a56ac9 100644
--- a/examples/ruby/grpc-demo.gemspec
+++ b/examples/ruby/grpc-demo.gemspec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name          = 'grpc-demo'
-  s.version       = '0.11.0'
+  s.version       = '1.0.0'
   s.authors       = ['gRPC Authors']
   s.email         = 'temiola@google.com'
   s.homepage      = 'https://github.com/grpc/grpc'
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.require_paths = ['lib']
   s.platform      = Gem::Platform::RUBY
 
-  s.add_dependency 'grpc', '~> 0.11'
+  s.add_dependency 'grpc', '~> 1.0.0'
 
   s.add_development_dependency 'bundler', '~> 1.7'
 end
diff --git a/examples/ruby/lib/helloworld.rb b/examples/ruby/lib/helloworld_pb.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/ruby/lib/helloworld.rb
rename to examples/ruby/lib/helloworld_pb.rb
diff --git a/examples/ruby/lib/helloworld_services.rb b/examples/ruby/lib/helloworld_services_pb.rb
similarity index 98%
rename from examples/ruby/lib/helloworld_services.rb
rename to examples/ruby/lib/helloworld_services_pb.rb
index fbec6677942..4fee0aa2a91 100644
--- a/examples/ruby/lib/helloworld_services.rb
+++ b/examples/ruby/lib/helloworld_services_pb.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #
 
 require 'grpc'
-require 'helloworld'
+require 'helloworld_pb'
 
 module Helloworld
   module Greeter
diff --git a/examples/ruby/lib/route_guide.rb b/examples/ruby/lib/route_guide_pb.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/ruby/lib/route_guide.rb
rename to examples/ruby/lib/route_guide_pb.rb
diff --git a/examples/ruby/lib/route_guide_services.rb b/examples/ruby/lib/route_guide_services_pb.rb
similarity index 99%
rename from examples/ruby/lib/route_guide_services.rb
rename to examples/ruby/lib/route_guide_services_pb.rb
index d8f123dd95b..d43fcc64e9a 100644
--- a/examples/ruby/lib/route_guide_services.rb
+++ b/examples/ruby/lib/route_guide_services_pb.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #
 
 require 'grpc'
-require 'route_guide'
+require 'route_guide_pb'
 
 module Routeguide
   module RouteGuide
diff --git a/examples/ruby/route_guide/route_guide_client.rb b/examples/ruby/route_guide/route_guide_client.rb
index e7f802c21e6..330725ece0d 100755
--- a/examples/ruby/route_guide/route_guide_client.rb
+++ b/examples/ruby/route_guide/route_guide_client.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ $LOAD_PATH.unshift(lib_dir) unless $LOAD_PATH.include?(lib_dir)
 
 require 'grpc'
 require 'multi_json'
-require 'route_guide_services'
+require 'route_guide_services_pb'
 
 include Routeguide
 
diff --git a/examples/ruby/route_guide/route_guide_server.rb b/examples/ruby/route_guide/route_guide_server.rb
index bebe49b3beb..a5a73a8bac1 100755
--- a/examples/ruby/route_guide/route_guide_server.rb
+++ b/examples/ruby/route_guide/route_guide_server.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ $LOAD_PATH.unshift(lib_dir) unless $LOAD_PATH.include?(lib_dir)
 
 require 'grpc'
 require 'multi_json'
-require 'route_guide_services'
+require 'route_guide_services_pb'
 
 include Routeguide
 COORD_FACTOR = 1e7