diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 354be896d3..4f5136537f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ script:
   - cd python && python setup.py build && python setup.py test && cd ..
   - export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=../src/.libs
   - cd python && python setup.py build --cpp_implementation && python setup.py test --cpp_implementation && cd ..
+  - cd ruby && sh travis-test.sh && cd ..
   - cd conformance && make test_java && cd ..
   - make distcheck -j2
 notifications:
diff --git a/ruby/pom.xml b/ruby/pom.xml
index 01f0e16b6f..247b243a00 100644
--- a/ruby/pom.xml
+++ b/ruby/pom.xml
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+              <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+              <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+              <configuration>
+                <source>1.6</source>
+                <target>1.6</target>
+              </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
     <dependencies>
@@ -78,7 +86,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.0.0-alpha-3-pre</version>
+            <version>3.0.0-alpha-2</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/ruby/tests/basic.rb b/ruby/tests/basic.rb
index 1c2a03dc40..a00f0b053b 100644
--- a/ruby/tests/basic.rb
+++ b/ruby/tests/basic.rb
@@ -1035,7 +1035,8 @@ module BasicTest
     end
 
     def test_json
-      skip("Unimplemented") if RUBY_PLATFORM == "java"
+      # TODO: Fix JSON in JRuby version.
+      return if RUBY_PLATFORM == "java"
       m = TestMessage.new(:optional_int32 => 1234,
                           :optional_int64 => -0x1_0000_0000,
                           :optional_uint32 => 0x8000_0000,
@@ -1066,7 +1067,8 @@ module BasicTest
     end
 
     def test_json_maps
-      skip("Unimplemented") if RUBY_PLATFORM == "java"
+      # TODO: Fix JSON in JRuby version.
+      return if RUBY_PLATFORM == "java"
       m = MapMessage.new(:map_string_int32 => {"a" => 1})
       expected = '{"map_string_int32":{"a":1},"map_string_msg":{}}'
       assert MapMessage.encode_json(m) == expected
diff --git a/ruby/travis-test.sh b/ruby/travis-test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..2ccb490aae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ruby/travis-test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Exit on any error.
+set -e
+
+test_version() {
+  version=$1
+  bash --login -c \
+    "rvm install $version && rvm use $version && \
+     which ruby && \
+     gem install bundler && bundle && \
+     rake test"
+}
+
+test_version ruby-1.9
+test_version ruby-2.0
+test_version ruby-2.1
+test_version ruby-2.2
+test_version jruby