diff --git a/ruby/pom.xml b/ruby/pom.xml
index 7b896137f8..99e8449bae 100644
--- a/ruby/pom.xml
+++ b/ruby/pom.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.0.0</version>
+            <version>3.0.0-beta-4</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>