diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d4423b5db..780abee9d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ https://github.com/lbryio/lbryum/tarball/master/#egg=lbryum
 leveldb==0.193
 miniupnpc==1.9
 pbkdf2==1.3
-protobuf==3.0.0b2
+protobuf==3.0.0b3
 pycrypto==2.6.1
 python-bitcoinrpc==0.1
 qrcode==5.2.2