diff --git a/grpc.gemspec b/grpc.gemspec
index 5955bdaede6..f77ce5bd218 100755
--- a/grpc.gemspec
+++ b/grpc.gemspec
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.required_ruby_version = '>= 2.0.0'
 
-  s.files = %w( Makefile )
+  s.files = %w( Makefile .yardopts )
   s.files += %w( etc/roots.pem )
   s.files += Dir.glob('src/ruby/bin/**/*')
   s.files += Dir.glob('src/ruby/ext/**/*')
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.require_paths = %w( src/ruby/bin src/ruby/lib src/ruby/pb )
   s.platform      = Gem::Platform::RUBY
 
-  s.add_dependency 'google-protobuf', '~> 3.0.0.alpha.5.0.2'
+  s.add_dependency 'google-protobuf', '~> 3.0.0.alpha.5.0.3'
   s.add_dependency 'googleauth',      '~> 0.5.1'
 
   s.add_development_dependency 'bundler',            '~> 1.9'
diff --git a/templates/grpc.gemspec.template b/templates/grpc.gemspec.template
index 6cc3e964a3f..701e1c7485b 100644
--- a/templates/grpc.gemspec.template
+++ b/templates/grpc.gemspec.template
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
     s.required_ruby_version = '>= 2.0.0'
 
-    s.files = %w( Makefile )
+    s.files = %w( Makefile .yardopts )
     s.files += %w( etc/roots.pem )
     s.files += Dir.glob('src/ruby/bin/**/*')
     s.files += Dir.glob('src/ruby/ext/**/*')
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     s.require_paths = %w( src/ruby/bin src/ruby/lib src/ruby/pb )
     s.platform      = Gem::Platform::RUBY
 
-    s.add_dependency 'google-protobuf', '~> 3.0.0.alpha.5.0.2'
+    s.add_dependency 'google-protobuf', '~> 3.0.0.alpha.5.0.3'
     s.add_dependency 'googleauth',      '~> 0.5.1'
 
     s.add_development_dependency 'bundler',            '~> 1.9'