diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index ce647f3c455..d41b8d5213f 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 [submodule "third_party/protobuf"]
 	path = third_party/protobuf
 	url = https://github.com/google/protobuf.git
-	branch = 3.0.0-beta-3
+	branch = 3.0.0-GA
 [submodule "third_party/gflags"]
 	path = third_party/gflags
 	url = https://github.com/gflags/gflags.git
diff --git a/examples/cpp/helloworld/Makefile b/examples/cpp/helloworld/Makefile
index b80515abb00..bfb78e0d417 100644
--- a/examples/cpp/helloworld/Makefile
+++ b/examples/cpp/helloworld/Makefile
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ ifneq ($(HAS_VALID_PROTOC),true)
 	@echo "Please install Google protocol buffers 3.0.0 and its compiler."
 	@echo "You can find it here:"
 	@echo
-	@echo "   https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.0.0-beta-3.3"
+	@echo "   https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.0.0"
 	@echo
 	@echo "Here is what I get when trying to evaluate your version of protoc:"
 	@echo
diff --git a/examples/cpp/route_guide/Makefile b/examples/cpp/route_guide/Makefile
index 9ee51195099..3ce089ce607 100644
--- a/examples/cpp/route_guide/Makefile
+++ b/examples/cpp/route_guide/Makefile
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ ifneq ($(HAS_VALID_PROTOC),true)
 	@echo "Please install Google protocol buffers 3.0.0 and its compiler."
 	@echo "You can find it here:"
 	@echo
-	@echo "   https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.0.0-beta-3.3"
+	@echo "   https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.0.0"
 	@echo
 	@echo "Here is what I get when trying to evaluate your version of protoc:"
 	@echo
diff --git a/examples/objective-c/auth_sample/AuthTestService.podspec b/examples/objective-c/auth_sample/AuthTestService.podspec
index d709c7e636f..afccf08bbf1 100644
--- a/examples/objective-c/auth_sample/AuthTestService.podspec
+++ b/examples/objective-c/auth_sample/AuthTestService.podspec
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   src = "../../protos"
 
   # Run protoc with the Objective-C and gRPC plugins to generate protocol messages and gRPC clients.
-  s.dependency "!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin", "~> 1.0.0-pre1"
+  s.dependency "!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin", "~> 1.0.0-pre1.2"
 
   # Pods directory corresponding to this app's Podfile, relative to the location of this podspec.
   pods_root = 'Pods'
diff --git a/examples/objective-c/helloworld/HelloWorld.podspec b/examples/objective-c/helloworld/HelloWorld.podspec
index 48364fc0af1..9f07bd6b305 100644
--- a/examples/objective-c/helloworld/HelloWorld.podspec
+++ b/examples/objective-c/helloworld/HelloWorld.podspec
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   src = "../../protos"
 
   # Run protoc with the Objective-C and gRPC plugins to generate protocol messages and gRPC clients.
-  s.dependency "!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin", "~> 1.0.0-pre1"
+  s.dependency "!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin", "~> 1.0.0-pre1.2"
 
   # Pods directory corresponding to this app's Podfile, relative to the location of this podspec.
   pods_root = 'Pods'
diff --git a/examples/objective-c/route_guide/RouteGuide.podspec b/examples/objective-c/route_guide/RouteGuide.podspec
index 04bc10bc0b5..7e7e01d8781 100644
--- a/examples/objective-c/route_guide/RouteGuide.podspec
+++ b/examples/objective-c/route_guide/RouteGuide.podspec
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   src = "../../protos"
 
   # Run protoc with the Objective-C and gRPC plugins to generate protocol messages and gRPC clients.
-  s.dependency "!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin", "~> 1.0.0-pre1"
+  s.dependency "!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin", "~> 1.0.0-pre1.2"
 
   # Pods directory corresponding to this app's Podfile, relative to the location of this podspec.
   pods_root = 'Pods'
diff --git a/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec b/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec
index 741067b23f4..f3a83430419 100644
--- a/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-# GRPC CocoaPods podspec
-# This file has been automatically generated from a template file.
-# Please look at the templates directory instead.
-# This file can be regenerated from the template by running
-# tools/buildgen/generate_projects.sh
-
 # Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
@@ -61,7 +55,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
 
   s.dependency 'gRPC', version
   s.dependency 'gRPC-RxLibrary', version
-  s.dependency 'Protobuf', '~> 3.0.0-beta-3.1'
+  s.dependency 'Protobuf', '~> 3.0'
   # This is needed by all pods that depend on Protobuf:
   s.pod_target_xcconfig = {
     'GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS' => '$(inherited) GPB_USE_PROTOBUF_FRAMEWORK_IMPORTS=1',
diff --git a/gRPC-RxLibrary.podspec b/gRPC-RxLibrary.podspec
index 862ed8974ba..9936d52df55 100644
--- a/gRPC-RxLibrary.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-RxLibrary.podspec
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-# GRPC CocoaPods podspec
-# This file has been automatically generated from a template file.
-# Please look at the templates directory instead.
-# This file can be regenerated from the template by running
-# tools/buildgen/generate_projects.sh
-
 # Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
diff --git a/gRPC.podspec b/gRPC.podspec
index eda965a3280..3f6da3b141d 100644
--- a/gRPC.podspec
+++ b/gRPC.podspec
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-# GRPC CocoaPods podspec
-# This file has been automatically generated from a template file.
-# Please look at the templates directory instead.
-# This file can be regenerated from the template by running
-# tools/buildgen/generate_projects.sh
-
 # Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
diff --git a/include/grpc++/ext/reflection.pb.h b/include/grpc++/ext/reflection.pb.h
index 00d07735ee8..bdb86197d03 100644
--- a/include/grpc++/ext/reflection.pb.h
+++ b/include/grpc++/ext/reflection.pb.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class ServiceResponse;
 
 // ===================================================================
 
-class ServerReflectionRequest : public ::google::protobuf::Message {
+class ServerReflectionRequest : public ::google::protobuf::Message /* @@protoc_insertion_point(class_definition:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ServerReflectionRequest) */ {
  public:
   ServerReflectionRequest();
   virtual ~ServerReflectionRequest();
@@ -126,7 +126,11 @@ class ServerReflectionRequest : public ::google::protobuf::Message {
       ::google::protobuf::io::CodedInputStream* input);
   void SerializeWithCachedSizes(
       ::google::protobuf::io::CodedOutputStream* output) const;
-  ::google::protobuf::uint8* SerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(::google::protobuf::uint8* output) const;
+  ::google::protobuf::uint8* InternalSerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(
+      bool deterministic, ::google::protobuf::uint8* output) const;
+  ::google::protobuf::uint8* SerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(::google::protobuf::uint8* output) const {
+    return InternalSerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(false, output);
+  }
   int GetCachedSize() const { return _cached_size_; }
   private:
   void SharedCtor();
@@ -260,7 +264,7 @@ class ServerReflectionRequest : public ::google::protobuf::Message {
 };
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-class ExtensionRequest : public ::google::protobuf::Message {
+class ExtensionRequest : public ::google::protobuf::Message /* @@protoc_insertion_point(class_definition:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ExtensionRequest) */ {
  public:
   ExtensionRequest();
   virtual ~ExtensionRequest();
@@ -294,7 +298,11 @@ class ExtensionRequest : public ::google::protobuf::Message {
       ::google::protobuf::io::CodedInputStream* input);
   void SerializeWithCachedSizes(
       ::google::protobuf::io::CodedOutputStream* output) const;
-  ::google::protobuf::uint8* SerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(::google::protobuf::uint8* output) const;
+  ::google::protobuf::uint8* InternalSerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(
+      bool deterministic, ::google::protobuf::uint8* output) const;
+  ::google::protobuf::uint8* SerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(::google::protobuf::uint8* output) const {
+    return InternalSerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(false, output);
+  }
   int GetCachedSize() const { return _cached_size_; }
   private:
   void SharedCtor();
@@ -350,7 +358,7 @@ class ExtensionRequest : public ::google::protobuf::Message {
 };
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-class ServerReflectionResponse : public ::google::protobuf::Message {
+class ServerReflectionResponse : public ::google::protobuf::Message /* @@protoc_insertion_point(class_definition:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ServerReflectionResponse) */ {
  public:
   ServerReflectionResponse();
   virtual ~ServerReflectionResponse();
@@ -392,7 +400,11 @@ class ServerReflectionResponse : public ::google::protobuf::Message {
       ::google::protobuf::io::CodedInputStream* input);
   void SerializeWithCachedSizes(
       ::google::protobuf::io::CodedOutputStream* output) const;
-  ::google::protobuf::uint8* SerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(::google::protobuf::uint8* output) const;
+  ::google::protobuf::uint8* InternalSerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(
+      bool deterministic, ::google::protobuf::uint8* output) const;
+  ::google::protobuf::uint8* SerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(::google::protobuf::uint8* output) const {
+    return InternalSerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(false, output);
+  }
   int GetCachedSize() const { return _cached_size_; }
   private:
   void SharedCtor();
@@ -505,7 +517,7 @@ class ServerReflectionResponse : public ::google::protobuf::Message {
 };
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-class FileDescriptorResponse : public ::google::protobuf::Message {
+class FileDescriptorResponse : public ::google::protobuf::Message /* @@protoc_insertion_point(class_definition:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.FileDescriptorResponse) */ {
  public:
   FileDescriptorResponse();
   virtual ~FileDescriptorResponse();
@@ -539,7 +551,11 @@ class FileDescriptorResponse : public ::google::protobuf::Message {
       ::google::protobuf::io::CodedInputStream* input);
   void SerializeWithCachedSizes(
       ::google::protobuf::io::CodedOutputStream* output) const;
-  ::google::protobuf::uint8* SerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(::google::protobuf::uint8* output) const;
+  ::google::protobuf::uint8* InternalSerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(
+      bool deterministic, ::google::protobuf::uint8* output) const;
+  ::google::protobuf::uint8* SerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(::google::protobuf::uint8* output) const {
+    return InternalSerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(false, output);
+  }
   int GetCachedSize() const { return _cached_size_; }
   private:
   void SharedCtor();
@@ -593,7 +609,7 @@ class FileDescriptorResponse : public ::google::protobuf::Message {
 };
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-class ExtensionNumberResponse : public ::google::protobuf::Message {
+class ExtensionNumberResponse : public ::google::protobuf::Message /* @@protoc_insertion_point(class_definition:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ExtensionNumberResponse) */ {
  public:
   ExtensionNumberResponse();
   virtual ~ExtensionNumberResponse();
@@ -627,7 +643,11 @@ class ExtensionNumberResponse : public ::google::protobuf::Message {
       ::google::protobuf::io::CodedInputStream* input);
   void SerializeWithCachedSizes(
       ::google::protobuf::io::CodedOutputStream* output) const;
-  ::google::protobuf::uint8* SerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(::google::protobuf::uint8* output) const;
+  ::google::protobuf::uint8* InternalSerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(
+      bool deterministic, ::google::protobuf::uint8* output) const;
+  ::google::protobuf::uint8* SerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(::google::protobuf::uint8* output) const {
+    return InternalSerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(false, output);
+  }
   int GetCachedSize() const { return _cached_size_; }
   private:
   void SharedCtor();
@@ -690,7 +710,7 @@ class ExtensionNumberResponse : public ::google::protobuf::Message {
 };
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-class ListServiceResponse : public ::google::protobuf::Message {
+class ListServiceResponse : public ::google::protobuf::Message /* @@protoc_insertion_point(class_definition:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ListServiceResponse) */ {
  public:
   ListServiceResponse();
   virtual ~ListServiceResponse();
@@ -724,7 +744,11 @@ class ListServiceResponse : public ::google::protobuf::Message {
       ::google::protobuf::io::CodedInputStream* input);
   void SerializeWithCachedSizes(
       ::google::protobuf::io::CodedOutputStream* output) const;
-  ::google::protobuf::uint8* SerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(::google::protobuf::uint8* output) const;
+  ::google::protobuf::uint8* InternalSerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(
+      bool deterministic, ::google::protobuf::uint8* output) const;
+  ::google::protobuf::uint8* SerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(::google::protobuf::uint8* output) const {
+    return InternalSerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(false, output);
+  }
   int GetCachedSize() const { return _cached_size_; }
   private:
   void SharedCtor();
@@ -774,7 +798,7 @@ class ListServiceResponse : public ::google::protobuf::Message {
 };
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-class ServiceResponse : public ::google::protobuf::Message {
+class ServiceResponse : public ::google::protobuf::Message /* @@protoc_insertion_point(class_definition:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ServiceResponse) */ {
  public:
   ServiceResponse();
   virtual ~ServiceResponse();
@@ -808,7 +832,11 @@ class ServiceResponse : public ::google::protobuf::Message {
       ::google::protobuf::io::CodedInputStream* input);
   void SerializeWithCachedSizes(
       ::google::protobuf::io::CodedOutputStream* output) const;
-  ::google::protobuf::uint8* SerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(::google::protobuf::uint8* output) const;
+  ::google::protobuf::uint8* InternalSerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(
+      bool deterministic, ::google::protobuf::uint8* output) const;
+  ::google::protobuf::uint8* SerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(::google::protobuf::uint8* output) const {
+    return InternalSerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(false, output);
+  }
   int GetCachedSize() const { return _cached_size_; }
   private:
   void SharedCtor();
@@ -857,7 +885,7 @@ class ServiceResponse : public ::google::protobuf::Message {
 };
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-class ErrorResponse : public ::google::protobuf::Message {
+class ErrorResponse : public ::google::protobuf::Message /* @@protoc_insertion_point(class_definition:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ErrorResponse) */ {
  public:
   ErrorResponse();
   virtual ~ErrorResponse();
@@ -891,7 +919,11 @@ class ErrorResponse : public ::google::protobuf::Message {
       ::google::protobuf::io::CodedInputStream* input);
   void SerializeWithCachedSizes(
       ::google::protobuf::io::CodedOutputStream* output) const;
-  ::google::protobuf::uint8* SerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(::google::protobuf::uint8* output) const;
+  ::google::protobuf::uint8* InternalSerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(
+      bool deterministic, ::google::protobuf::uint8* output) const;
+  ::google::protobuf::uint8* SerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(::google::protobuf::uint8* output) const {
+    return InternalSerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(false, output);
+  }
   int GetCachedSize() const { return _cached_size_; }
   private:
   void SharedCtor();
diff --git a/src/cpp/ext/reflection.pb.cc b/src/cpp/ext/reflection.pb.cc
index b73a65d0a02..a84494f9a98 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ext/reflection.pb.cc
+++ b/src/cpp/ext/reflection.pb.cc
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ const ::google::protobuf::internal::GeneratedMessageReflection*
 }  // namespace
 
 
+void protobuf_AssignDesc_reflection_2eproto() GOOGLE_ATTRIBUTE_COLD;
 void protobuf_AssignDesc_reflection_2eproto() {
   protobuf_AddDesc_reflection_2eproto();
   const ::google::protobuf::FileDescriptor* file =
@@ -253,6 +254,7 @@ inline void protobuf_AssignDescriptorsOnce() {
                  &protobuf_AssignDesc_reflection_2eproto);
 }
 
+void protobuf_RegisterTypes(const ::std::string&) GOOGLE_ATTRIBUTE_COLD;
 void protobuf_RegisterTypes(const ::std::string&) {
   protobuf_AssignDescriptorsOnce();
   ::google::protobuf::MessageFactory::InternalRegisterGeneratedMessage(
@@ -296,6 +298,7 @@ void protobuf_ShutdownFile_reflection_2eproto() {
   delete ErrorResponse_reflection_;
 }
 
+void protobuf_AddDesc_reflection_2eproto() GOOGLE_ATTRIBUTE_COLD;
 void protobuf_AddDesc_reflection_2eproto() {
   static bool already_here = false;
   if (already_here) return;
@@ -366,16 +369,6 @@ struct StaticDescriptorInitializer_reflection_2eproto {
   }
 } static_descriptor_initializer_reflection_2eproto_;
 
-namespace {
-
-static void MergeFromFail(int line) GOOGLE_ATTRIBUTE_COLD;
-static void MergeFromFail(int line) {
-  GOOGLE_CHECK(false) << __FILE__ << ":" << line;
-}
-
-}  // namespace
-
-
 // ===================================================================
 
 #if !defined(_MSC_VER) || _MSC_VER >= 1900
@@ -684,8 +677,8 @@ void ServerReflectionRequest::SerializeWithCachedSizes(
   // @@protoc_insertion_point(serialize_end:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ServerReflectionRequest)
 }
 
-::google::protobuf::uint8* ServerReflectionRequest::SerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(
-    ::google::protobuf::uint8* target) const {
+::google::protobuf::uint8* ServerReflectionRequest::InternalSerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(
+    bool deterministic, ::google::protobuf::uint8* target) const {
   // @@protoc_insertion_point(serialize_to_array_start:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ServerReflectionRequest)
   // optional string host = 1;
   if (this->host().size() > 0) {
@@ -723,8 +716,8 @@ void ServerReflectionRequest::SerializeWithCachedSizes(
   // optional .grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ExtensionRequest file_containing_extension = 5;
   if (has_file_containing_extension()) {
     target = ::google::protobuf::internal::WireFormatLite::
-      WriteMessageNoVirtualToArray(
-        5, *message_request_.file_containing_extension_, target);
+      InternalWriteMessageNoVirtualToArray(
+        5, *message_request_.file_containing_extension_, false, target);
   }
 
   // optional string all_extension_numbers_of_type = 6;
@@ -812,7 +805,9 @@ int ServerReflectionRequest::ByteSize() const {
 
 void ServerReflectionRequest::MergeFrom(const ::google::protobuf::Message& from) {
 // @@protoc_insertion_point(generalized_merge_from_start:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ServerReflectionRequest)
-  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) MergeFromFail(__LINE__);
+  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) {
+    ::google::protobuf::internal::MergeFromFail(__FILE__, __LINE__);
+  }
   const ServerReflectionRequest* source = 
       ::google::protobuf::internal::DynamicCastToGenerated<const ServerReflectionRequest>(
           &from);
@@ -827,7 +822,9 @@ void ServerReflectionRequest::MergeFrom(const ::google::protobuf::Message& from)
 
 void ServerReflectionRequest::MergeFrom(const ServerReflectionRequest& from) {
 // @@protoc_insertion_point(class_specific_merge_from_start:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ServerReflectionRequest)
-  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) MergeFromFail(__LINE__);
+  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) {
+    ::google::protobuf::internal::MergeFromFail(__FILE__, __LINE__);
+  }
   switch (from.message_request_case()) {
     case kFileByFilename: {
       set_file_by_filename(from.file_by_filename());
@@ -1486,8 +1483,8 @@ void ExtensionRequest::SerializeWithCachedSizes(
   // @@protoc_insertion_point(serialize_end:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ExtensionRequest)
 }
 
-::google::protobuf::uint8* ExtensionRequest::SerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(
-    ::google::protobuf::uint8* target) const {
+::google::protobuf::uint8* ExtensionRequest::InternalSerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(
+    bool deterministic, ::google::protobuf::uint8* target) const {
   // @@protoc_insertion_point(serialize_to_array_start:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ExtensionRequest)
   // optional string containing_type = 1;
   if (this->containing_type().size() > 0) {
@@ -1535,7 +1532,9 @@ int ExtensionRequest::ByteSize() const {
 
 void ExtensionRequest::MergeFrom(const ::google::protobuf::Message& from) {
 // @@protoc_insertion_point(generalized_merge_from_start:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ExtensionRequest)
-  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) MergeFromFail(__LINE__);
+  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) {
+    ::google::protobuf::internal::MergeFromFail(__FILE__, __LINE__);
+  }
   const ExtensionRequest* source = 
       ::google::protobuf::internal::DynamicCastToGenerated<const ExtensionRequest>(
           &from);
@@ -1550,7 +1549,9 @@ void ExtensionRequest::MergeFrom(const ::google::protobuf::Message& from) {
 
 void ExtensionRequest::MergeFrom(const ExtensionRequest& from) {
 // @@protoc_insertion_point(class_specific_merge_from_start:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ExtensionRequest)
-  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) MergeFromFail(__LINE__);
+  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) {
+    ::google::protobuf::internal::MergeFromFail(__FILE__, __LINE__);
+  }
   if (from.containing_type().size() > 0) {
 
     containing_type_.AssignWithDefault(&::google::protobuf::internal::GetEmptyStringAlreadyInited(), from.containing_type_);
@@ -1937,8 +1938,8 @@ void ServerReflectionResponse::SerializeWithCachedSizes(
   // @@protoc_insertion_point(serialize_end:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ServerReflectionResponse)
 }
 
-::google::protobuf::uint8* ServerReflectionResponse::SerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(
-    ::google::protobuf::uint8* target) const {
+::google::protobuf::uint8* ServerReflectionResponse::InternalSerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(
+    bool deterministic, ::google::protobuf::uint8* target) const {
   // @@protoc_insertion_point(serialize_to_array_start:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ServerReflectionResponse)
   // optional string valid_host = 1;
   if (this->valid_host().size() > 0) {
@@ -1954,36 +1955,36 @@ void ServerReflectionResponse::SerializeWithCachedSizes(
   // optional .grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ServerReflectionRequest original_request = 2;
   if (this->has_original_request()) {
     target = ::google::protobuf::internal::WireFormatLite::
-      WriteMessageNoVirtualToArray(
-        2, *this->original_request_, target);
+      InternalWriteMessageNoVirtualToArray(
+        2, *this->original_request_, false, target);
   }
 
   // optional .grpc.reflection.v1alpha.FileDescriptorResponse file_descriptor_response = 4;
   if (has_file_descriptor_response()) {
     target = ::google::protobuf::internal::WireFormatLite::
-      WriteMessageNoVirtualToArray(
-        4, *message_response_.file_descriptor_response_, target);
+      InternalWriteMessageNoVirtualToArray(
+        4, *message_response_.file_descriptor_response_, false, target);
   }
 
   // optional .grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ExtensionNumberResponse all_extension_numbers_response = 5;
   if (has_all_extension_numbers_response()) {
     target = ::google::protobuf::internal::WireFormatLite::
-      WriteMessageNoVirtualToArray(
-        5, *message_response_.all_extension_numbers_response_, target);
+      InternalWriteMessageNoVirtualToArray(
+        5, *message_response_.all_extension_numbers_response_, false, target);
   }
 
   // optional .grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ListServiceResponse list_services_response = 6;
   if (has_list_services_response()) {
     target = ::google::protobuf::internal::WireFormatLite::
-      WriteMessageNoVirtualToArray(
-        6, *message_response_.list_services_response_, target);
+      InternalWriteMessageNoVirtualToArray(
+        6, *message_response_.list_services_response_, false, target);
   }
 
   // optional .grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ErrorResponse error_response = 7;
   if (has_error_response()) {
     target = ::google::protobuf::internal::WireFormatLite::
-      WriteMessageNoVirtualToArray(
-        7, *message_response_.error_response_, target);
+      InternalWriteMessageNoVirtualToArray(
+        7, *message_response_.error_response_, false, target);
   }
 
   // @@protoc_insertion_point(serialize_to_array_end:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ServerReflectionResponse)
@@ -2049,7 +2050,9 @@ int ServerReflectionResponse::ByteSize() const {
 
 void ServerReflectionResponse::MergeFrom(const ::google::protobuf::Message& from) {
 // @@protoc_insertion_point(generalized_merge_from_start:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ServerReflectionResponse)
-  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) MergeFromFail(__LINE__);
+  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) {
+    ::google::protobuf::internal::MergeFromFail(__FILE__, __LINE__);
+  }
   const ServerReflectionResponse* source = 
       ::google::protobuf::internal::DynamicCastToGenerated<const ServerReflectionResponse>(
           &from);
@@ -2064,7 +2067,9 @@ void ServerReflectionResponse::MergeFrom(const ::google::protobuf::Message& from
 
 void ServerReflectionResponse::MergeFrom(const ServerReflectionResponse& from) {
 // @@protoc_insertion_point(class_specific_merge_from_start:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ServerReflectionResponse)
-  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) MergeFromFail(__LINE__);
+  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) {
+    ::google::protobuf::internal::MergeFromFail(__FILE__, __LINE__);
+  }
   switch (from.message_response_case()) {
     case kFileDescriptorResponse: {
       mutable_file_descriptor_response()->::grpc::reflection::v1alpha::FileDescriptorResponse::MergeFrom(from.file_descriptor_response());
@@ -2550,8 +2555,8 @@ void FileDescriptorResponse::SerializeWithCachedSizes(
   // @@protoc_insertion_point(serialize_end:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.FileDescriptorResponse)
 }
 
-::google::protobuf::uint8* FileDescriptorResponse::SerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(
-    ::google::protobuf::uint8* target) const {
+::google::protobuf::uint8* FileDescriptorResponse::InternalSerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(
+    bool deterministic, ::google::protobuf::uint8* target) const {
   // @@protoc_insertion_point(serialize_to_array_start:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.FileDescriptorResponse)
   // repeated bytes file_descriptor_proto = 1;
   for (int i = 0; i < this->file_descriptor_proto_size(); i++) {
@@ -2582,7 +2587,9 @@ int FileDescriptorResponse::ByteSize() const {
 
 void FileDescriptorResponse::MergeFrom(const ::google::protobuf::Message& from) {
 // @@protoc_insertion_point(generalized_merge_from_start:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.FileDescriptorResponse)
-  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) MergeFromFail(__LINE__);
+  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) {
+    ::google::protobuf::internal::MergeFromFail(__FILE__, __LINE__);
+  }
   const FileDescriptorResponse* source = 
       ::google::protobuf::internal::DynamicCastToGenerated<const FileDescriptorResponse>(
           &from);
@@ -2597,7 +2604,9 @@ void FileDescriptorResponse::MergeFrom(const ::google::protobuf::Message& from)
 
 void FileDescriptorResponse::MergeFrom(const FileDescriptorResponse& from) {
 // @@protoc_insertion_point(class_specific_merge_from_start:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.FileDescriptorResponse)
-  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) MergeFromFail(__LINE__);
+  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) {
+    ::google::protobuf::internal::MergeFromFail(__FILE__, __LINE__);
+  }
   file_descriptor_proto_.MergeFrom(from.file_descriptor_proto_);
 }
 
@@ -2863,8 +2872,8 @@ void ExtensionNumberResponse::SerializeWithCachedSizes(
   // @@protoc_insertion_point(serialize_end:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ExtensionNumberResponse)
 }
 
-::google::protobuf::uint8* ExtensionNumberResponse::SerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(
-    ::google::protobuf::uint8* target) const {
+::google::protobuf::uint8* ExtensionNumberResponse::InternalSerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(
+    bool deterministic, ::google::protobuf::uint8* target) const {
   // @@protoc_insertion_point(serialize_to_array_start:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ExtensionNumberResponse)
   // optional string base_type_name = 1;
   if (this->base_type_name().size() > 0) {
@@ -2931,7 +2940,9 @@ int ExtensionNumberResponse::ByteSize() const {
 
 void ExtensionNumberResponse::MergeFrom(const ::google::protobuf::Message& from) {
 // @@protoc_insertion_point(generalized_merge_from_start:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ExtensionNumberResponse)
-  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) MergeFromFail(__LINE__);
+  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) {
+    ::google::protobuf::internal::MergeFromFail(__FILE__, __LINE__);
+  }
   const ExtensionNumberResponse* source = 
       ::google::protobuf::internal::DynamicCastToGenerated<const ExtensionNumberResponse>(
           &from);
@@ -2946,7 +2957,9 @@ void ExtensionNumberResponse::MergeFrom(const ::google::protobuf::Message& from)
 
 void ExtensionNumberResponse::MergeFrom(const ExtensionNumberResponse& from) {
 // @@protoc_insertion_point(class_specific_merge_from_start:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ExtensionNumberResponse)
-  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) MergeFromFail(__LINE__);
+  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) {
+    ::google::protobuf::internal::MergeFromFail(__FILE__, __LINE__);
+  }
   extension_number_.MergeFrom(from.extension_number_);
   if (from.base_type_name().size() > 0) {
 
@@ -3199,14 +3212,14 @@ void ListServiceResponse::SerializeWithCachedSizes(
   // @@protoc_insertion_point(serialize_end:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ListServiceResponse)
 }
 
-::google::protobuf::uint8* ListServiceResponse::SerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(
-    ::google::protobuf::uint8* target) const {
+::google::protobuf::uint8* ListServiceResponse::InternalSerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(
+    bool deterministic, ::google::protobuf::uint8* target) const {
   // @@protoc_insertion_point(serialize_to_array_start:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ListServiceResponse)
   // repeated .grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ServiceResponse service = 1;
   for (unsigned int i = 0, n = this->service_size(); i < n; i++) {
     target = ::google::protobuf::internal::WireFormatLite::
-      WriteMessageNoVirtualToArray(
-        1, this->service(i), target);
+      InternalWriteMessageNoVirtualToArray(
+        1, this->service(i), false, target);
   }
 
   // @@protoc_insertion_point(serialize_to_array_end:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ListServiceResponse)
@@ -3233,7 +3246,9 @@ int ListServiceResponse::ByteSize() const {
 
 void ListServiceResponse::MergeFrom(const ::google::protobuf::Message& from) {
 // @@protoc_insertion_point(generalized_merge_from_start:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ListServiceResponse)
-  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) MergeFromFail(__LINE__);
+  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) {
+    ::google::protobuf::internal::MergeFromFail(__FILE__, __LINE__);
+  }
   const ListServiceResponse* source = 
       ::google::protobuf::internal::DynamicCastToGenerated<const ListServiceResponse>(
           &from);
@@ -3248,7 +3263,9 @@ void ListServiceResponse::MergeFrom(const ::google::protobuf::Message& from) {
 
 void ListServiceResponse::MergeFrom(const ListServiceResponse& from) {
 // @@protoc_insertion_point(class_specific_merge_from_start:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ListServiceResponse)
-  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) MergeFromFail(__LINE__);
+  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) {
+    ::google::protobuf::internal::MergeFromFail(__FILE__, __LINE__);
+  }
   service_.MergeFrom(from.service_);
 }
 
@@ -3459,8 +3476,8 @@ void ServiceResponse::SerializeWithCachedSizes(
   // @@protoc_insertion_point(serialize_end:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ServiceResponse)
 }
 
-::google::protobuf::uint8* ServiceResponse::SerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(
-    ::google::protobuf::uint8* target) const {
+::google::protobuf::uint8* ServiceResponse::InternalSerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(
+    bool deterministic, ::google::protobuf::uint8* target) const {
   // @@protoc_insertion_point(serialize_to_array_start:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ServiceResponse)
   // optional string name = 1;
   if (this->name().size() > 0) {
@@ -3496,7 +3513,9 @@ int ServiceResponse::ByteSize() const {
 
 void ServiceResponse::MergeFrom(const ::google::protobuf::Message& from) {
 // @@protoc_insertion_point(generalized_merge_from_start:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ServiceResponse)
-  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) MergeFromFail(__LINE__);
+  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) {
+    ::google::protobuf::internal::MergeFromFail(__FILE__, __LINE__);
+  }
   const ServiceResponse* source = 
       ::google::protobuf::internal::DynamicCastToGenerated<const ServiceResponse>(
           &from);
@@ -3511,7 +3530,9 @@ void ServiceResponse::MergeFrom(const ::google::protobuf::Message& from) {
 
 void ServiceResponse::MergeFrom(const ServiceResponse& from) {
 // @@protoc_insertion_point(class_specific_merge_from_start:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ServiceResponse)
-  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) MergeFromFail(__LINE__);
+  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) {
+    ::google::protobuf::internal::MergeFromFail(__FILE__, __LINE__);
+  }
   if (from.name().size() > 0) {
 
     name_.AssignWithDefault(&::google::protobuf::internal::GetEmptyStringAlreadyInited(), from.name_);
@@ -3762,8 +3783,8 @@ void ErrorResponse::SerializeWithCachedSizes(
   // @@protoc_insertion_point(serialize_end:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ErrorResponse)
 }
 
-::google::protobuf::uint8* ErrorResponse::SerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(
-    ::google::protobuf::uint8* target) const {
+::google::protobuf::uint8* ErrorResponse::InternalSerializeWithCachedSizesToArray(
+    bool deterministic, ::google::protobuf::uint8* target) const {
   // @@protoc_insertion_point(serialize_to_array_start:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ErrorResponse)
   // optional int32 error_code = 1;
   if (this->error_code() != 0) {
@@ -3811,7 +3832,9 @@ int ErrorResponse::ByteSize() const {
 
 void ErrorResponse::MergeFrom(const ::google::protobuf::Message& from) {
 // @@protoc_insertion_point(generalized_merge_from_start:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ErrorResponse)
-  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) MergeFromFail(__LINE__);
+  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) {
+    ::google::protobuf::internal::MergeFromFail(__FILE__, __LINE__);
+  }
   const ErrorResponse* source = 
       ::google::protobuf::internal::DynamicCastToGenerated<const ErrorResponse>(
           &from);
@@ -3826,7 +3849,9 @@ void ErrorResponse::MergeFrom(const ::google::protobuf::Message& from) {
 
 void ErrorResponse::MergeFrom(const ErrorResponse& from) {
 // @@protoc_insertion_point(class_specific_merge_from_start:grpc.reflection.v1alpha.ErrorResponse)
-  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) MergeFromFail(__LINE__);
+  if (GOOGLE_PREDICT_FALSE(&from == this)) {
+    ::google::protobuf::internal::MergeFromFail(__FILE__, __LINE__);
+  }
   if (from.error_code() != 0) {
     set_error_code(from.error_code());
   }
diff --git a/src/objective-c/!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin.podspec b/src/objective-c/!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin.podspec
index 97f4f586b72..07d62d20479 100644
--- a/src/objective-c/!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin.podspec
+++ b/src/objective-c/!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin.podspec
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   # before them.
   s.name     = '!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin'
   v = '1.0.0-pre1'
-  s.version  = v
+  s.version  = "#{v}.2" # .2 to depend on protoc 3.0.0
   s.summary  = 'The gRPC ProtoC plugin generates Objective-C files from .proto services.'
   s.description = <<-DESC
     This podspec only downloads the gRPC protoc plugin so that local pods generating protos can use
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.preserve_paths = plugin
 
   # Restrict the protoc version to the one supported by this plugin.
-  s.dependency '!ProtoCompiler', '3.0.0-beta-3.1'
+  s.dependency '!ProtoCompiler', '3.0.0'
   # For the Protobuf dependency not to complain:
   s.ios.deployment_target = '7.1'
   s.osx.deployment_target = '10.9'
diff --git a/src/objective-c/!ProtoCompiler.podspec b/src/objective-c/!ProtoCompiler.podspec
index 56aacc33305..5018dedc066 100644
--- a/src/objective-c/!ProtoCompiler.podspec
+++ b/src/objective-c/!ProtoCompiler.podspec
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   # exclamation mark ensures that other "regular" pods will be able to find it as it'll be installed
   # before them.
   s.name     = '!ProtoCompiler'
-  v = '3.0.0-beta-3.1'
+  v = '3.0.0'
   s.version  = v
   s.summary  = 'The Protobuf Compiler (protoc) generates Objective-C files from .proto files'
   s.description = <<-DESC
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
                      'google/**/*.proto' # Well-known protobuf types
 
   # Restrict the protobuf runtime version to the one supported by this version of protoc.
-  s.dependency 'Protobuf', v
+  s.dependency 'Protobuf', '~> 3.0'
   # For the Protobuf dependency not to complain:
   s.ios.deployment_target = '7.1'
   s.osx.deployment_target = '10.9'
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   repo_root = '../..'
   plugin = 'grpc_objective_c_plugin'
   s.prepare_command = <<-CMD
-    if [ ! -f protoc ]; then
+    if [ ! -f bin/protoc ]; then
       cd #{repo_root}
       # This will build protoc from the Protobuf submodule of gRPC, and put it in
       # #{repo_root}/bins/opt/protobuf.
@@ -129,7 +129,9 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
       # _we do not want_. Find a way for this to always build from source.
       make #{plugin}
       cd -
+    else
+      mv bin/protoc .
+      mv include/google .
     fi
   CMD
-
 end
diff --git a/src/objective-c/README.md b/src/objective-c/README.md
index 6e917ddd813..909b12bab2d 100644
--- a/src/objective-c/README.md
+++ b/src/objective-c/README.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   src = '.'
 
   # We'll use protoc with the gRPC plugin.
-  s.dependency '!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin', '~> 1.0.0-pre1'
+  s.dependency '!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin', '~> 1.0.0-pre1.2'
 
   # Pods directory corresponding to this app's Podfile, relative to the location of this podspec.
   pods_root = '<path to your Podfile>/Pods'
diff --git a/src/objective-c/examples/RemoteTestClient/RemoteTest.podspec b/src/objective-c/examples/RemoteTestClient/RemoteTest.podspec
index 7222a80b887..974a6765c70 100644
--- a/src/objective-c/examples/RemoteTestClient/RemoteTest.podspec
+++ b/src/objective-c/examples/RemoteTestClient/RemoteTest.podspec
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.osx.deployment_target = '10.9'
 
   # Run protoc with the Objective-C and gRPC plugins to generate protocol messages and gRPC clients.
-  s.dependency "!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin", "~> 1.0.0-pre1"
+  s.dependency "!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin", "~> 1.0.0-pre1.2"
 
   repo_root = '../../../..'
   bin_dir = "#{repo_root}/bins/$CONFIG"
diff --git a/src/objective-c/examples/SwiftSample/ViewController.swift b/src/objective-c/examples/SwiftSample/ViewController.swift
index e7bab137620..66d4fa9412c 100644
--- a/src/objective-c/examples/SwiftSample/ViewController.swift
+++ b/src/objective-c/examples/SwiftSample/ViewController.swift
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class ViewController: UIViewController {
 
     call.startWithWriteable(GRXWriteable { response, error in
       if let response = response as? NSData {
-        NSLog("3. Received response:\n\(RMTSimpleResponse(data: response, error: nil))")
+        NSLog("3. Received response:\n\(try! RMTSimpleResponse(data: response))")
       } else {
         NSLog("3. Finished with error: \(error!)")
       }
diff --git a/src/objective-c/tests/RemoteTestClient/RemoteTest.podspec b/src/objective-c/tests/RemoteTestClient/RemoteTest.podspec
index 53ba1019131..3d28234fa23 100644
--- a/src/objective-c/tests/RemoteTestClient/RemoteTest.podspec
+++ b/src/objective-c/tests/RemoteTestClient/RemoteTest.podspec
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.osx.deployment_target = '10.9'
 
   # Run protoc with the Objective-C and gRPC plugins to generate protocol messages and gRPC clients.
-  s.dependency "!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin", "~> 1.0.0-pre1"
+  s.dependency "!ProtoCompiler-gRPCPlugin", "~> 1.0.0-pre1.2"
 
   repo_root = '../../../..'
   bin_dir = "#{repo_root}/bins/$CONFIG"
diff --git a/third_party/protobuf b/third_party/protobuf
index bdeb215cab2..e8ae137c964 160000
--- a/third_party/protobuf
+++ b/third_party/protobuf
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit bdeb215cab2985195325fcd5e70c3fa751f46e0f
+Subproject commit e8ae137c96444ea313485ed1118c5e43b2099cf1
diff --git a/tools/codegen/extensions/gen_reflection_proto.sh b/tools/codegen/extensions/gen_reflection_proto.sh
index 45a1a9f4ec1..bd8aac6a7b1 100755
--- a/tools/codegen/extensions/gen_reflection_proto.sh
+++ b/tools/codegen/extensions/gen_reflection_proto.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ SRC_DIR="src/cpp/ext"
 INCLUDE_DIR="grpc++/ext"
 TMP_DIR="tmp"
 GRPC_PLUGIN="bins/opt/grpc_cpp_plugin"
-PROTOC=third_party/protobuf/src/protoc
+PROTOC="bins/opt/protobuf/protoc"
 
 set -e
 
diff --git a/tools/distrib/check_generated_pb_files.sh b/tools/distrib/check_generated_pb_files.sh
index 557067883c5..6b93895484c 100755
--- a/tools/distrib/check_generated_pb_files.sh
+++ b/tools/distrib/check_generated_pb_files.sh
@@ -38,3 +38,6 @@ docker build -t grpc_check_generated_pb_files tools/dockerfile/grpc_check_genera
 
 # run check_pb_files against the checked out codebase
 docker run -e TEST=$TEST --rm=true -v ${HOST_GIT_ROOT:-`pwd`}:/var/local/jenkins/grpc -t grpc_check_generated_pb_files /var/local/jenkins/grpc/tools/dockerfile/grpc_check_generated_pb_files/check_pb_files.sh
+
+# If the test fails, please make sure your protobuf submodule is up-to-date and run
+# tools/codegen/extensions/gen_reflection_proto.sh to update the generated files.
diff --git a/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go/build_interop.sh b/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go/build_interop.sh
index e8915493422..1fd088322cd 100755
--- a/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go/build_interop.sh
+++ b/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_go/build_interop.sh
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ go get github.com/golang/protobuf/proto
 go get golang.org/x/net/context
 go get golang.org/x/net/trace
 go get golang.org/x/oauth2
+go get golang.org/x/oauth2/google
 go get google.golang.org/cloud
 
 # Build the interop client and server
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/build_python.sh b/tools/run_tests/build_python.sh
index 83e456d3ed2..d2ff1c6b53c 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/build_python.sh
+++ b/tools/run_tests/build_python.sh
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ TOOLCHAIN=${4:-$(toolchain)}
 ROOT=`pwd`
 export CFLAGS="-I$ROOT/include -std=gnu99 -fno-wrapv $CFLAGS"
 export GRPC_PYTHON_BUILD_WITH_CYTHON=1
+export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 
 # Default python on the host to fall back to when instantiating e.g. the
 # virtualenv.
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py b/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
index 5002bf47a41..8dcffd77d09 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
@@ -690,14 +690,16 @@ class ObjCLanguage(object):
     _check_compiler(self.args.compiler, ['default'])
 
   def test_specs(self):
-    return [self.config.job_spec(['src/objective-c/tests/run_tests.sh'],
-                                 timeout_seconds=None,
-                                 shortname='objc-tests',
-                                 environ=_FORCE_ENVIRON_FOR_WRAPPERS),
-            self.config.job_spec(['src/objective-c/tests/build_example_test.sh'],
-                                 timeout_seconds=15*60,
-                                 shortname='objc-examples-build',
-                                 environ=_FORCE_ENVIRON_FOR_WRAPPERS)]
+    return [
+        self.config.job_spec(['src/objective-c/tests/run_tests.sh'],
+                              timeout_seconds=None,
+                              shortname='objc-tests',
+                              environ=_FORCE_ENVIRON_FOR_WRAPPERS),
+        self.config.job_spec(['src/objective-c/tests/build_example_test.sh'],
+                              timeout_seconds=15*60,
+                              shortname='objc-examples-build',
+                              environ=_FORCE_ENVIRON_FOR_WRAPPERS),
+    ]
 
   def pre_build_steps(self):
     return []
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/sanity/check_submodules.sh b/tools/run_tests/sanity/check_submodules.sh
index b602d695649..04123ee5d8a 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/sanity/check_submodules.sh
+++ b/tools/run_tests/sanity/check_submodules.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ cat << EOF | awk '{ print $1 }' | sort > $want_submodules
  05b155ff59114735ec8cd089f669c4c3d8f59029 third_party/gflags (v2.1.0-45-g05b155f)
  c99458533a9b4c743ed51537e25989ea55944908 third_party/googletest (release-1.7.0)
  f8ac463766281625ad710900479130c7fcb4d63b third_party/nanopb (nanopb-0.3.4-29-gf8ac463)
- bdeb215cab2985195325fcd5e70c3fa751f46e0f third_party/protobuf (v3.0.0-beta-3.3)
+ e8ae137c96444ea313485ed1118c5e43b2099cf1 third_party/protobuf (v3.0.0-beta-4-74-ge8ae137)
  50893291621658f355bc5b4d450a8d06a563053d third_party/zlib (v1.2.8)
 EOF