diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f5de4d129ca6540d8c80b34a9669b4d0c163f269..abafb0b6c7312aa185cc20034c7f731af24fbece 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ ifeq ($(HAS_PKG_CONFIG),true)
 OPENSSL_ALPN_CHECK_CMD = $(PKG_CONFIG) --atleast-version=1.0.2 openssl
 OPENSSL_NPN_CHECK_CMD = $(PKG_CONFIG) --atleast-version=1.0.1 openssl
 ZLIB_CHECK_CMD = $(PKG_CONFIG) --exists zlib
-PROTOBUF_CHECK_CMD = $(PKG_CONFIG) --atleast-version=3.0.0-alpha-3 protobuf
+PROTOBUF_CHECK_CMD = $(PKG_CONFIG) --atleast-version=3.0.0 protobuf
 else # HAS_PKG_CONFIG
 
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
diff --git a/templates/Makefile.template b/templates/Makefile.template
index 6f768af31e0074380280ef1c34cf22e8bab3c802..3c03f91880bfb2348c3785853029b161447b178f 100644
--- a/templates/Makefile.template
+++ b/templates/Makefile.template
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@
   OPENSSL_ALPN_CHECK_CMD = $(PKG_CONFIG) --atleast-version=1.0.2 openssl
   OPENSSL_NPN_CHECK_CMD = $(PKG_CONFIG) --atleast-version=1.0.1 openssl
   ZLIB_CHECK_CMD = $(PKG_CONFIG) --exists zlib
-  PROTOBUF_CHECK_CMD = $(PKG_CONFIG) --atleast-version=3.0.0-alpha-3 protobuf
+  PROTOBUF_CHECK_CMD = $(PKG_CONFIG) --atleast-version=3.0.0 protobuf
   else # HAS_PKG_CONFIG
 
   ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)