diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7cef08ce0321127a9f3e3423420663cdaf8f98b6..2fc3e64fa97d2aa7168c949354decf4ff79d8bd2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -800,13 +800,6 @@ ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),clean)
 NO_DEPS = true
 endif
 
-INSTALL_OK = false
-ifeq ($(HAS_VALID_PROTOC),true)
-ifeq ($(HAS_SYSTEM_PROTOBUF_VERIFY),true)
-INSTALL_OK = true
-endif
-endif
-
 .SECONDARY = %.pb.h %.pb.cc
 
 ifeq ($(DEP_MISSING),)
@@ -2163,7 +2156,7 @@ $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/%.o : %.cc
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) $(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -MMD -MF $(addsuffix .dep, $(basename $@)) -c -o $@ $<
 
-install: install_c install_cxx install-plugins install-certs verify-install
+install: install_c install_cxx install-plugins install-certs
 
 install_c: install-headers_c install-static_c install-shared_c
 
@@ -2346,28 +2339,6 @@ install-certs: etc/roots.pem
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) -d $(prefix)/share/grpc
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) etc/roots.pem $(prefix)/share/grpc/roots.pem
 
-verify-install:
-ifeq ($(INSTALL_OK),true)
-	@echo "Your system looks ready to go."
-	@echo
-else
-	@echo "Warning: it looks like protoc 3.0.0+ isn't installed on your system,"
-	@echo "which means that you won't be able to compile .proto files for use"
-	@echo "with gRPC."
-	@echo
-	@echo "If you are just using pre-compiled protocol buffers, or you otherwise"
-	@echo "have no need to compile .proto files, you can ignore this."
-	@echo
-	@echo "If you do need protobuf for some reason, you can download and install"
-	@echo "it from:"
-	@echo
-	@echo "   https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases"
-	@echo
-	@echo "Once you've done so, you can re-run this check by doing:"
-	@echo
-	@echo "   make verify-install"
-endif
-
 clean:
 	$(E) "[CLEAN]   Cleaning build directories."
 	$(Q) $(RM) -rf $(OBJDIR) $(LIBDIR) $(BINDIR) $(GENDIR) cache.mk
diff --git a/examples/cpp/cpptutorial.md b/examples/cpp/cpptutorial.md
index de7e4b2636594b2e29b817cd68bf091f43938ae5..ae84aba9163a9324f854122c965fa947cf77439a 100644
--- a/examples/cpp/cpptutorial.md
+++ b/examples/cpp/cpptutorial.md
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ Next we need to generate the gRPC client and server interfaces from our `.proto`
 service definition. We do this using the protocol buffer compiler `protoc` with
 a special gRPC C++ plugin.
 
-For simplicity, we've provided a [makefile](route_guide/Makefile) that runs
+For simplicity, we've provided a [Makefile](route_guide/Makefile) that runs
 `protoc` for you with the appropriate plugin, input, and output (if you want to
 run this yourself, make sure you've installed protoc and followed the gRPC code
 [installation instructions](../../INSTALL.md) first):
diff --git a/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/Greeter/Helloworld.cs b/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/Greeter/Helloworld.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6477b4f35be82ac49c60d2c9c661533143d56a06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/Greeter/Helloworld.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,259 @@
+// Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
+// source: helloworld.proto
+#pragma warning disable 1591, 0612, 3021
+#region Designer generated code
+
+using pb = global::Google.Protobuf;
+using pbc = global::Google.Protobuf.Collections;
+using pbr = global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection;
+using scg = global::System.Collections.Generic;
+namespace Helloworld {
+
+  /// <summary>Holder for reflection information generated from helloworld.proto</summary>
+  [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
+  public static partial class HelloworldReflection {
+
+    #region Descriptor
+    /// <summary>File descriptor for helloworld.proto</summary>
+    public static pbr::FileDescriptor Descriptor {
+      get { return descriptor; }
+    }
+    private static pbr::FileDescriptor descriptor;
+
+    static HelloworldReflection() {
+      byte[] descriptorData = global::System.Convert.FromBase64String(
+          string.Concat(
+            "ChBoZWxsb3dvcmxkLnByb3RvEgpoZWxsb3dvcmxkIhwKDEhlbGxvUmVxdWVz",
+            "dBIMCgRuYW1lGAEgASgJIh0KCkhlbGxvUmVwbHkSDwoHbWVzc2FnZRgBIAEo",
+            "CTJJCgdHcmVldGVyEj4KCFNheUhlbGxvEhguaGVsbG93b3JsZC5IZWxsb1Jl",
+            "cXVlc3QaFi5oZWxsb3dvcmxkLkhlbGxvUmVwbHkiAEI2Chtpby5ncnBjLmV4",
+            "YW1wbGVzLmhlbGxvd29ybGRCD0hlbGxvV29ybGRQcm90b1ABogIDSExXYgZw",
+            "cm90bzM="));
+      descriptor = pbr::FileDescriptor.FromGeneratedCode(descriptorData,
+          new pbr::FileDescriptor[] { },
+          new pbr::GeneratedClrTypeInfo(null, new pbr::GeneratedClrTypeInfo[] {
+            new pbr::GeneratedClrTypeInfo(typeof(global::Helloworld.HelloRequest), global::Helloworld.HelloRequest.Parser, new[]{ "Name" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedClrTypeInfo(typeof(global::Helloworld.HelloReply), global::Helloworld.HelloReply.Parser, new[]{ "Message" }, null, null, null)
+          }));
+    }
+    #endregion
+
+  }
+  #region Messages
+  /// <summary>
+  ///  The request message containing the user's name.
+  /// </summary>
+  [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
+  public sealed partial class HelloRequest : pb::IMessage<HelloRequest> {
+    private static readonly pb::MessageParser<HelloRequest> _parser = new pb::MessageParser<HelloRequest>(() => new HelloRequest());
+    public static pb::MessageParser<HelloRequest> Parser { get { return _parser; } }
+
+    public static pbr::MessageDescriptor Descriptor {
+      get { return global::Helloworld.HelloworldReflection.Descriptor.MessageTypes[0]; }
+    }
+
+    pbr::MessageDescriptor pb::IMessage.Descriptor {
+      get { return Descriptor; }
+    }
+
+    public HelloRequest() {
+      OnConstruction();
+    }
+
+    partial void OnConstruction();
+
+    public HelloRequest(HelloRequest other) : this() {
+      name_ = other.name_;
+    }
+
+    public HelloRequest Clone() {
+      return new HelloRequest(this);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Field number for the "name" field.</summary>
+    public const int NameFieldNumber = 1;
+    private string name_ = "";
+    public string Name {
+      get { return name_; }
+      set {
+        name_ = pb::ProtoPreconditions.CheckNotNull(value, "value");
+      }
+    }
+
+    public override bool Equals(object other) {
+      return Equals(other as HelloRequest);
+    }
+
+    public bool Equals(HelloRequest other) {
+      if (ReferenceEquals(other, null)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      if (ReferenceEquals(other, this)) {
+        return true;
+      }
+      if (Name != other.Name) return false;
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    public override int GetHashCode() {
+      int hash = 1;
+      if (Name.Length != 0) hash ^= Name.GetHashCode();
+      return hash;
+    }
+
+    public override string ToString() {
+      return pb::JsonFormatter.ToDiagnosticString(this);
+    }
+
+    public void WriteTo(pb::CodedOutputStream output) {
+      if (Name.Length != 0) {
+        output.WriteRawTag(10);
+        output.WriteString(Name);
+      }
+    }
+
+    public int CalculateSize() {
+      int size = 0;
+      if (Name.Length != 0) {
+        size += 1 + pb::CodedOutputStream.ComputeStringSize(Name);
+      }
+      return size;
+    }
+
+    public void MergeFrom(HelloRequest other) {
+      if (other == null) {
+        return;
+      }
+      if (other.Name.Length != 0) {
+        Name = other.Name;
+      }
+    }
+
+    public void MergeFrom(pb::CodedInputStream input) {
+      uint tag;
+      while ((tag = input.ReadTag()) != 0) {
+        switch(tag) {
+          default:
+            input.SkipLastField();
+            break;
+          case 10: {
+            Name = input.ReadString();
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  /// <summary>
+  ///  The response message containing the greetings
+  /// </summary>
+  [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
+  public sealed partial class HelloReply : pb::IMessage<HelloReply> {
+    private static readonly pb::MessageParser<HelloReply> _parser = new pb::MessageParser<HelloReply>(() => new HelloReply());
+    public static pb::MessageParser<HelloReply> Parser { get { return _parser; } }
+
+    public static pbr::MessageDescriptor Descriptor {
+      get { return global::Helloworld.HelloworldReflection.Descriptor.MessageTypes[1]; }
+    }
+
+    pbr::MessageDescriptor pb::IMessage.Descriptor {
+      get { return Descriptor; }
+    }
+
+    public HelloReply() {
+      OnConstruction();
+    }
+
+    partial void OnConstruction();
+
+    public HelloReply(HelloReply other) : this() {
+      message_ = other.message_;
+    }
+
+    public HelloReply Clone() {
+      return new HelloReply(this);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Field number for the "message" field.</summary>
+    public const int MessageFieldNumber = 1;
+    private string message_ = "";
+    public string Message {
+      get { return message_; }
+      set {
+        message_ = pb::ProtoPreconditions.CheckNotNull(value, "value");
+      }
+    }
+
+    public override bool Equals(object other) {
+      return Equals(other as HelloReply);
+    }
+
+    public bool Equals(HelloReply other) {
+      if (ReferenceEquals(other, null)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      if (ReferenceEquals(other, this)) {
+        return true;
+      }
+      if (Message != other.Message) return false;
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    public override int GetHashCode() {
+      int hash = 1;
+      if (Message.Length != 0) hash ^= Message.GetHashCode();
+      return hash;
+    }
+
+    public override string ToString() {
+      return pb::JsonFormatter.ToDiagnosticString(this);
+    }
+
+    public void WriteTo(pb::CodedOutputStream output) {
+      if (Message.Length != 0) {
+        output.WriteRawTag(10);
+        output.WriteString(Message);
+      }
+    }
+
+    public int CalculateSize() {
+      int size = 0;
+      if (Message.Length != 0) {
+        size += 1 + pb::CodedOutputStream.ComputeStringSize(Message);
+      }
+      return size;
+    }
+
+    public void MergeFrom(HelloReply other) {
+      if (other == null) {
+        return;
+      }
+      if (other.Message.Length != 0) {
+        Message = other.Message;
+      }
+    }
+
+    public void MergeFrom(pb::CodedInputStream input) {
+      uint tag;
+      while ((tag = input.ReadTag()) != 0) {
+        switch(tag) {
+          default:
+            input.SkipLastField();
+            break;
+          case 10: {
+            Message = input.ReadString();
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  #endregion
+
+}
+
+#endregion Designer generated code
diff --git a/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/Greeter/HelloworldGrpc.cs b/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/Greeter/HelloworldGrpc.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..041f5a78d758f9d4e3653ff013ea77a4a4f36415
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/Greeter/HelloworldGrpc.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+// Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
+// source: helloworld.proto
+// Original file comments:
+// Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+// met:
+//
+//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+// copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+// in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+// distribution.
+//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+// contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+// this software without specific prior written permission.
+//
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+//
+#region Designer generated code
+
+using System;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Grpc.Core;
+
+namespace Helloworld {
+  /// <summary>
+  ///  The greeting service definition.
+  /// </summary>
+  public static class Greeter
+  {
+    static readonly string __ServiceName = "helloworld.Greeter";
+
+    static readonly Marshaller<global::Helloworld.HelloRequest> __Marshaller_HelloRequest = Marshallers.Create((arg) => global::Google.Protobuf.MessageExtensions.ToByteArray(arg), global::Helloworld.HelloRequest.Parser.ParseFrom);
+    static readonly Marshaller<global::Helloworld.HelloReply> __Marshaller_HelloReply = Marshallers.Create((arg) => global::Google.Protobuf.MessageExtensions.ToByteArray(arg), global::Helloworld.HelloReply.Parser.ParseFrom);
+
+    static readonly Method<global::Helloworld.HelloRequest, global::Helloworld.HelloReply> __Method_SayHello = new Method<global::Helloworld.HelloRequest, global::Helloworld.HelloReply>(
+        MethodType.Unary,
+        __ServiceName,
+        "SayHello",
+        __Marshaller_HelloRequest,
+        __Marshaller_HelloReply);
+
+    /// <summary>Service descriptor</summary>
+    public static global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection.ServiceDescriptor Descriptor
+    {
+      get { return global::Helloworld.HelloworldReflection.Descriptor.Services[0]; }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Base class for server-side implementations of Greeter</summary>
+    public abstract class GreeterBase
+    {
+      /// <summary>
+      ///  Sends a greeting
+      /// </summary>
+      public virtual global::System.Threading.Tasks.Task<global::Helloworld.HelloReply> SayHello(global::Helloworld.HelloRequest request, ServerCallContext context)
+      {
+        throw new RpcException(new Status(StatusCode.Unimplemented, ""));
+      }
+
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Client for Greeter</summary>
+    public class GreeterClient : ClientBase<GreeterClient>
+    {
+      /// <summary>Creates a new client for Greeter</summary>
+      /// <param name="channel">The channel to use to make remote calls.</param>
+      public GreeterClient(Channel channel) : base(channel)
+      {
+      }
+      /// <summary>Creates a new client for Greeter that uses a custom <c>CallInvoker</c>.</summary>
+      /// <param name="callInvoker">The callInvoker to use to make remote calls.</param>
+      public GreeterClient(CallInvoker callInvoker) : base(callInvoker)
+      {
+      }
+      /// <summary>Protected parameterless constructor to allow creation of test doubles.</summary>
+      protected GreeterClient() : base()
+      {
+      }
+      /// <summary>Protected constructor to allow creation of configured clients.</summary>
+      /// <param name="configuration">The client configuration.</param>
+      protected GreeterClient(ClientBaseConfiguration configuration) : base(configuration)
+      {
+      }
+
+      /// <summary>
+      ///  Sends a greeting
+      /// </summary>
+      public virtual global::Helloworld.HelloReply SayHello(global::Helloworld.HelloRequest request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      {
+        return SayHello(request, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
+      }
+      /// <summary>
+      ///  Sends a greeting
+      /// </summary>
+      public virtual global::Helloworld.HelloReply SayHello(global::Helloworld.HelloRequest request, CallOptions options)
+      {
+        return CallInvoker.BlockingUnaryCall(__Method_SayHello, null, options, request);
+      }
+      /// <summary>
+      ///  Sends a greeting
+      /// </summary>
+      public virtual AsyncUnaryCall<global::Helloworld.HelloReply> SayHelloAsync(global::Helloworld.HelloRequest request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      {
+        return SayHelloAsync(request, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
+      }
+      /// <summary>
+      ///  Sends a greeting
+      /// </summary>
+      public virtual AsyncUnaryCall<global::Helloworld.HelloReply> SayHelloAsync(global::Helloworld.HelloRequest request, CallOptions options)
+      {
+        return CallInvoker.AsyncUnaryCall(__Method_SayHello, null, options, request);
+      }
+      protected override GreeterClient NewInstance(ClientBaseConfiguration configuration)
+      {
+        return new GreeterClient(configuration);
+      }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Creates service definition that can be registered with a server</summary>
+    public static ServerServiceDefinition BindService(GreeterBase serviceImpl)
+    {
+      return ServerServiceDefinition.CreateBuilder()
+          .AddMethod(__Method_SayHello, serviceImpl.SayHello).Build();
+    }
+
+  }
+}
+#endregion
diff --git a/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/Greeter/project.json b/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/Greeter/project.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..877494181001cd1c10b1cca7bd3e28788b42ea5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/Greeter/project.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  "title": "Greeter",
+  "version": "1.0.0-*",
+  "buildOptions": {
+    "debugType": "portable",
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "Google.Protobuf": "3.0.0-beta3",
+    "Grpc": "1.0.0-pre1",
+  },
+  "frameworks": {
+    "net45": {
+      "frameworkAssemblies": {
+        "System.Runtime": "",
+        "System.IO": ""
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+	"Microsoft.NETCore.Platforms": "1.0.1" 
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/GreeterClient/Program.cs b/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/GreeterClient/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..444d47350954b4cb2c006197e584bb04105762d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/GreeterClient/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+// met:
+//
+//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+// copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+// in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+// distribution.
+//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+// contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+// this software without specific prior written permission.
+//
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+using System;
+using Grpc.Core;
+using Helloworld;
+
+namespace GreeterClient
+{
+    class Program
+    {
+        public static void Main(string[] args)
+        {
+            Channel channel = new Channel("127.0.0.1:50051", ChannelCredentials.Insecure);
+
+            var client = new Greeter.GreeterClient(channel);
+            String user = "you";
+
+            var reply = client.SayHello(new HelloRequest { Name = user });
+            Console.WriteLine("Greeting: " + reply.Message);
+
+            channel.ShutdownAsync().Wait();
+            Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit...");
+            Console.ReadKey();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/GreeterClient/project.json b/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/GreeterClient/project.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c2bf694cd86e3dc0ceed11c54cc2227f112d6fdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/GreeterClient/project.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "title": "GreeterClient",
+  "version": "1.0.0-*",
+  "buildOptions": {
+    "debugType": "portable",
+    "emitEntryPoint": "true"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "Google.Protobuf": "3.0.0-beta3",
+    "Grpc": "1.0.0-pre1",
+    "Greeter": {
+      "target": "project"
+    }
+  },
+  "frameworks": {
+    "net45": {
+      "frameworkAssemblies": {
+        "System.Runtime": "",
+        "System.IO": ""
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+	"Microsoft.NETCore.Platforms": "1.0.1" 
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/GreeterServer/Program.cs b/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/GreeterServer/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fdab379e81d3136cc4b9286687709f0bc530fd08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/GreeterServer/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+// Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+// met:
+//
+//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+// copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+// in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+// distribution.
+//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+// contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+// this software without specific prior written permission.
+//
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Grpc.Core;
+using Helloworld;
+
+namespace GreeterServer
+{
+    class GreeterImpl : Greeter.GreeterBase
+    {
+        // Server side handler of the SayHello RPC
+        public override Task<HelloReply> SayHello(HelloRequest request, ServerCallContext context)
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult(new HelloReply { Message = "Hello " + request.Name });
+        }
+    }
+
+    class Program
+    {
+        const int Port = 50051;
+
+        public static void Main(string[] args)
+        {
+            Server server = new Server
+            {
+                Services = { Greeter.BindService(new GreeterImpl()) },
+                Ports = { new ServerPort("localhost", Port, ServerCredentials.Insecure) }
+            };
+            server.Start();
+
+            Console.WriteLine("Greeter server listening on port " + Port);
+            Console.WriteLine("Press any key to stop the server...");
+            Console.ReadKey();
+
+            server.ShutdownAsync().Wait();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/GreeterServer/project.json b/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/GreeterServer/project.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..29a10670f4365dd7c13eb7ed66a46cc5e3f7bd76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/GreeterServer/project.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "title": "GreeterServer",
+  "version": "1.0.0-*",
+  "buildOptions": {
+    "debugType": "portable",
+    "emitEntryPoint": "true"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "Google.Protobuf": "3.0.0-beta3",
+    "Grpc": "1.0.0-pre1",
+    "Greeter": {
+      "target": "project"
+    }
+  },
+  "frameworks": {
+    "net45": {
+      "frameworkAssemblies": {
+        "System.Runtime": "",
+        "System.IO": ""
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+	"Microsoft.NETCore.Platforms": "1.0.1" 
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/README.md b/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4db077631d876b0344c4c8eedb56527aef099860
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+gRPC in 3 minutes (C#)
+========================
+
+BACKGROUND
+-------------
+This is a different version of the helloworld example, using the dotnet sdk
+tools to build and run.
+
+For this sample, we've already generated the server and client stubs from [helloworld.proto][].
+
+Example projects in this directory depend on the [Grpc](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Grpc/)
+and [Google.Protobuf](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Google.Protobuf/) NuGet packages
+which have been already added to the project for you.
+
+The examples in this directory target .NET 4.5 framework, as .NET Core support is
+currently experimental.
+
+PREREQUISITES
+-------------
+
+- The DotNetCore SDK cli.
+
+- The .NET 4.5 framework.
+
+Both are available to download at https://www.microsoft.com/net/download
+
+BUILD
+-------
+
+From the `examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli` directory:
+
+- `dotnet restore`
+
+- `dotnet build **/project.json` (this will automatically download NuGet dependencies)
+
+Try it!
+-------
+
+- Run the server
+
+  ```
+  > cd GreeterServer
+  > dotnet run
+  ```
+
+- Run the client
+
+  ```
+  > cd GreeterClient
+  > dotnet run
+  ```
+
+Tutorial
+--------
+
+You can find a more detailed tutorial about Grpc in [gRPC Basics: C#][]
+
+[helloworld.proto]:../../protos/helloworld.proto
+[gRPC Basics: C#]:http://www.grpc.io/docs/tutorials/basic/csharp.html
diff --git a/examples/csharp/helloworld/README.md b/examples/csharp/helloworld/README.md
index d13c9ac9db418377c6822054a16ab6f6e94b6c71..71840ad48bf207f56e0b3669413e6ffff2269e13 100644
--- a/examples/csharp/helloworld/README.md
+++ b/examples/csharp/helloworld/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ PREREQUISITES
 -------------
 
 - Windows: .NET Framework 4.5+, Visual Studio 2013 or 2015
-- Linux: Mono 4+, MonoDevelop 5.9+ (with NuGet add-in installed)
+- Linux: Mono 4+, MonoDevelop 5.9+
 - Mac OS X: Xamarin Studio 5.9+
 
 BUILD
@@ -21,7 +21,20 @@ BUILD
 
 - Open solution `Greeter.sln` with Visual Studio, Monodevelop (on Linux) or Xamarin Studio (on Mac OS X)
 
-- Build the solution (this will automatically download NuGet dependencies)
+# Using Visual Studio
+
+* Build the solution (this will automatically download NuGet dependencies)
+
+# Using Monodevelop or Xamarin Studio
+
+The nuget add-in available for Xamarin Studio and Monodevelop IDEs is too old to 
+download all of the nuget dependencies of gRPC. One alternative to is to use the dotnet command line tools instead (see [helloworld-from-cli]).
+
+Using these IDEs, a workaround is as follows:
+* Obtain a nuget executable for your platform and update it with
+ `nuget update -self`. 
+* Navigate to this directory and run `nuget restore`.
+* Now that packages have been restored into their proper package folder, build the solution from your IDE.
 
 Try it!
 -------
@@ -49,5 +62,6 @@ Tutorial
 
 You can find a more detailed tutorial in [gRPC Basics: C#][]
 
+[helloworld-from-cli]:../helloworld-from-cli/README.md
 [helloworld.proto]:../../protos/helloworld.proto
 [gRPC Basics: C#]:http://www.grpc.io/docs/tutorials/basic/csharp.html
diff --git a/examples/node/package.json b/examples/node/package.json
index 2cae031175e956e8fe44c63a1854780214ff8ceb..6317838295a68f08c248eb6e5718254dd5bd33d9 100644
--- a/examples/node/package.json
+++ b/examples/node/package.json
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "dependencies": {
     "async": "^1.5.2",
-    "google-protobuf": "^3.0.0-alpha.5",
-    "grpc": "^0.14.0",
+    "google-protobuf": "^3.0.0",
+    "grpc": "^1.0.0",
     "lodash": "^4.6.1",
     "minimist": "^1.2.0"
   }
diff --git a/examples/ruby/greeter_client.rb b/examples/ruby/greeter_client.rb
index cb4aa195e7741ff5fbcb1c25d44bb9bfb5f55dfe..1cdf79ebf40772976fd3dcc094803ffa082a2a93 100755
--- a/examples/ruby/greeter_client.rb
+++ b/examples/ruby/greeter_client.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ lib_dir = File.join(this_dir, 'lib')
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift(lib_dir) unless $LOAD_PATH.include?(lib_dir)
 
 require 'grpc'
-require 'helloworld_services'
+require 'helloworld_services_pb'
 
 def main
   stub = Helloworld::Greeter::Stub.new('localhost:50051', :this_channel_is_insecure)
diff --git a/examples/ruby/greeter_server.rb b/examples/ruby/greeter_server.rb
index 622513d38054bfe6a235ac1d3b73f5ebeb402b70..6d82043c52632a2da183c1706eb869870a5d3201 100755
--- a/examples/ruby/greeter_server.rb
+++ b/examples/ruby/greeter_server.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ lib_dir = File.join(this_dir, 'lib')
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift(lib_dir) unless $LOAD_PATH.include?(lib_dir)
 
 require 'grpc'
-require 'helloworld_services'
+require 'helloworld_services_pb'
 
 # GreeterServer is simple server that implements the Helloworld Greeter server.
 class GreeterServer < Helloworld::Greeter::Service
diff --git a/examples/ruby/grpc-demo.gemspec b/examples/ruby/grpc-demo.gemspec
index b1dfdae6ab3f835ee8384324fb2cc7578f8380a5..e1b77a56ac9af6ac3f657a63398d6f22daf4600d 100644
--- a/examples/ruby/grpc-demo.gemspec
+++ b/examples/ruby/grpc-demo.gemspec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name          = 'grpc-demo'
-  s.version       = '0.11.0'
+  s.version       = '1.0.0'
   s.authors       = ['gRPC Authors']
   s.email         = 'temiola@google.com'
   s.homepage      = 'https://github.com/grpc/grpc'
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.require_paths = ['lib']
   s.platform      = Gem::Platform::RUBY
 
-  s.add_dependency 'grpc', '~> 0.11'
+  s.add_dependency 'grpc', '~> 1.0.0'
 
   s.add_development_dependency 'bundler', '~> 1.7'
 end
diff --git a/examples/ruby/lib/helloworld.rb b/examples/ruby/lib/helloworld_pb.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/ruby/lib/helloworld.rb
rename to examples/ruby/lib/helloworld_pb.rb
diff --git a/examples/ruby/lib/helloworld_services.rb b/examples/ruby/lib/helloworld_services_pb.rb
similarity index 98%
rename from examples/ruby/lib/helloworld_services.rb
rename to examples/ruby/lib/helloworld_services_pb.rb
index fbec6677942b047fcd85a11edb8828777e8a5a3c..4fee0aa2a91f6a8497eea7443eb3ca247cf9661b 100644
--- a/examples/ruby/lib/helloworld_services.rb
+++ b/examples/ruby/lib/helloworld_services_pb.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #
 
 require 'grpc'
-require 'helloworld'
+require 'helloworld_pb'
 
 module Helloworld
   module Greeter
diff --git a/examples/ruby/lib/route_guide.rb b/examples/ruby/lib/route_guide_pb.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/ruby/lib/route_guide.rb
rename to examples/ruby/lib/route_guide_pb.rb
diff --git a/examples/ruby/lib/route_guide_services.rb b/examples/ruby/lib/route_guide_services_pb.rb
similarity index 99%
rename from examples/ruby/lib/route_guide_services.rb
rename to examples/ruby/lib/route_guide_services_pb.rb
index d8f123dd95b122aa03838ceaf9bb7e7be4890ce3..d43fcc64e9a4dabdf0b092b13a676f151232f919 100644
--- a/examples/ruby/lib/route_guide_services.rb
+++ b/examples/ruby/lib/route_guide_services_pb.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #
 
 require 'grpc'
-require 'route_guide'
+require 'route_guide_pb'
 
 module Routeguide
   module RouteGuide
diff --git a/examples/ruby/route_guide/route_guide_client.rb b/examples/ruby/route_guide/route_guide_client.rb
index e7f802c21e618018cf1c4238efee9e8b4dca6b7d..330725ece0d202826f6871997e13d2c88479e335 100755
--- a/examples/ruby/route_guide/route_guide_client.rb
+++ b/examples/ruby/route_guide/route_guide_client.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ $LOAD_PATH.unshift(lib_dir) unless $LOAD_PATH.include?(lib_dir)
 
 require 'grpc'
 require 'multi_json'
-require 'route_guide_services'
+require 'route_guide_services_pb'
 
 include Routeguide
 
diff --git a/examples/ruby/route_guide/route_guide_server.rb b/examples/ruby/route_guide/route_guide_server.rb
index bebe49b3beb2e0cfeb8495087baf1ac58051ab50..a5a73a8bac1e188dc1dace3cb2689874f38c802d 100755
--- a/examples/ruby/route_guide/route_guide_server.rb
+++ b/examples/ruby/route_guide/route_guide_server.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ $LOAD_PATH.unshift(lib_dir) unless $LOAD_PATH.include?(lib_dir)
 
 require 'grpc'
 require 'multi_json'
-require 'route_guide_services'
+require 'route_guide_services_pb'
 
 include Routeguide
 COORD_FACTOR = 1e7
diff --git a/grpc.gemspec b/grpc.gemspec
index 29d8afef9b96751d90f5ec094453dddf63b06ec0..a7516a369f8e54848d631568e1b71aec41a245d4 100755
--- a/grpc.gemspec
+++ b/grpc.gemspec
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ 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.5.0.3'
+  s.add_dependency 'google-protobuf', '~> 3.0'
   s.add_dependency 'googleauth',      '~> 0.5.1'
 
   s.add_development_dependency 'bundler',            '~> 1.9'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0e229c9842b38fed24d06d62c54b0f08f7b0de55..9afba318162c1b5a9f5dff36e091fba534010a5d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "async": "^1.5.0",
     "google-auth-library": "^0.9.2",
-    "google-protobuf": "^3.0.0-alpha.5",
+    "google-protobuf": "^3.0.0",
     "istanbul": "^0.3.21",
     "jsdoc": "^3.3.2",
     "jshint": "^2.5.0",
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 38b74f526b8bb324fbb1c61e2de28926d4d6a7d8..890cf3233724257d042c2435e11745e21ef8a8f4 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <email>grpc-packages@google.com</email>
   <active>yes</active>
  </lead>
- <date>2016-07-28</date>
+ <date>2016-08-09</date>
  <time>16:06:07</time>
  <version>
   <release>1.1.0</release>
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  </stability>
  <license>BSD</license>
  <notes>
-- PHP7 Support continued, reduce code duplication #7543
+- Fixed Ubuntu compile error #7571, #7642
  </notes>
  <contents>
   <dir baseinstalldir="/" name="/">
@@ -1139,5 +1139,20 @@ Update to wrap gRPC C Core version 0.10.0
 - PHP7 Support continued, reduce code duplication #7543
    </notes>
   </release>
+  <release>
+   <version>
+    <release>1.0.0RC4</release>
+    <api>1.0.0RC4</api>
+   </version>
+   <stability>
+    <release>stable</release>
+    <api>stable</api>
+   </stability>
+   <date>2016-08-09</date>
+   <license>BSD</license>
+   <notes>
+- Fixed Ubuntu compile error #7571, #7642
+   </notes>
+  </release>
  </changelog>
 </package>
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/Grpc.Auth.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/Grpc.Auth.csproj
index 1fa14fc3dfb2031a69ce22ab27cb5b4e924cdf5c..7a6955311ac3510cf08606d3fb4d482f1e1d8eb5 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/Grpc.Auth.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/Grpc.Auth.csproj
@@ -39,30 +39,25 @@
     <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>..\keys\Grpc.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Reference Include="BouncyCastle.Crypto, Version=1.7.4137.9688, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=a4292a325f69b123, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+    <Reference Include="System" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.WebRequest" />
+    <Reference Include="BouncyCastle.Crypto">
       <HintPath>..\packages\BouncyCastle.1.7.0\lib\Net40-Client\BouncyCastle.Crypto.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth, Version=1.11.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=4b01fa6e34db77ab, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.11.1\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.7.0.1\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices, Version=1.11.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=4b01fa6e34db77ab, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.11.1\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Core">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Core.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Core.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Core, Version=1.11.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=4b01fa6e34db77ab, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Core.1.11.1\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Core.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.7.0.1\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="System" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Net" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.WebRequest" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="..\Grpc.Core\Version.cs">
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/Grpc.Auth.nuspec b/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/Grpc.Auth.nuspec
index 4baed3704c401d409b49ed6227c6835434cdcd12..a1f5668e2e02cea9dd6eaf7a28175f0b32f7b0d7 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/Grpc.Auth.nuspec
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/Grpc.Auth.nuspec
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <copyright>Copyright 2015, Google Inc.</copyright>
     <tags>gRPC RPC Protocol HTTP/2 Auth OAuth2</tags>
 	<dependencies>
-	  <dependency id="Google.Apis.Auth" version="1.11.1" />
+	  <dependency id="Google.Apis.Auth" version="1.15.0" />
 	  <dependency id="Grpc.Core" version="$version$" />
     </dependencies>
   </metadata>
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/packages.config b/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/packages.config
index c20d9ceed6a180a50151be916f2c4d12628dc1bf..738d3e6f3b6c8340fe60dbc80f99e83577d5aa15 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/packages.config
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/packages.config
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
   <package id="BouncyCastle" version="1.7.0" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Google.Apis.Auth" version="1.11.1" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Google.Apis.Core" version="1.11.1" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Google.Apis.Auth" version="1.15.0" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Google.Apis.Core" version="1.15.0" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="7.0.1" targetFramework="net45" />
 </packages>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/project.json b/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/project.json
index 6215ca3585e9c3163f11e911eb52b510d4df0e86..30f0944693c72aa9598cd85244309e432691803c 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/project.json
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/project.json
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "Grpc.Core": "1.1.0-dev",
-    "Google.Apis.Auth": "1.11.1"
+    "Google.Apis.Auth": "1.15.0"
   },
   "frameworks": {
     "net45": { },
     "netstandard1.5": {
       "imports": [
-        "net45"
+        "portable-net45"
       ],
       "dependencies": {
         "Microsoft.NETCore.Portable.Compatibility": "1.0.1",
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/SanityTest.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/SanityTest.cs
index df887d82b37fa6658276e96c792afdc0eb8b00da..f1eb13dffcf40a0457e359b71223033eddfc80ad 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/SanityTest.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/SanityTest.cs
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Tests
         [Test]
         public void TestsJsonUpToDate()
         {
-            Dictionary<string, List<string>> discoveredTests = DiscoverAllTestClasses();
-			Dictionary<string, List<string>> testsFromFile 
-			    = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Dictionary<string, List<string>>>(ReadTestsJson());
+            var discoveredTests = DiscoverAllTestClasses();
+            var testsFromFile 
+                = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Dictionary<string, List<string>>>(ReadTestsJson());
 
             Assert.AreEqual(discoveredTests, testsFromFile);
         }
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/project.json b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/project.json
index 764a335ddfbd69e06811105cb5e2b07e43dd28a7..ad319478ab07112f9b268d491e6d3734d5da96e8 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/project.json
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/project.json
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@
       }
     }
   },
+  "runtimes": {
+    "win7-x64": { },
+    "debian.8-x64": { },
+    "osx.10.11-x64": { }
+  },
 
   "dependencies": {
     "Grpc.Examples": {
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathServer/project.json b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathServer/project.json
index 764a335ddfbd69e06811105cb5e2b07e43dd28a7..ad319478ab07112f9b268d491e6d3734d5da96e8 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathServer/project.json
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathServer/project.json
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@
       }
     }
   },
+  "runtimes": {
+    "win7-x64": { },
+    "debian.8-x64": { },
+    "osx.10.11-x64": { }
+  },
 
   "dependencies": {
     "Grpc.Examples": {
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/project.json b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/project.json
index 5329f390e4e4ecd9f71af5540765c204ef6226cc..98bd5d852c4930abeb3567a102f82f036a407d43 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/project.json
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/project.json
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@
         "System.IO": ""
       }
     },
-    "netstandard1.5": {
+    "netcoreapp1.0": {
       "imports": [
         "portable-net45"
       ],
       "dependencies": {
+        "Microsoft.NETCore.App": "1.0.0",
         "NETStandard.Library": "1.6.0"
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client.csproj
index 91fb3ce5bcf4233c5dc26a49ad626a22a76d3d09..6816b5c5a2d43f1733181177991e10d3ce0063af 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client.csproj
@@ -39,30 +39,25 @@
     <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>..\keys\Grpc.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Reference Include="BouncyCastle.Crypto, Version=1.7.4137.9688, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=a4292a325f69b123, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+    <Reference Include="System" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.WebRequest" />
+    <Reference Include="BouncyCastle.Crypto">
       <HintPath>..\packages\BouncyCastle.1.7.0\lib\Net40-Client\BouncyCastle.Crypto.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth, Version=1.11.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=4b01fa6e34db77ab, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.11.1\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.7.0.1\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices, Version=1.11.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=4b01fa6e34db77ab, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.11.1\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Core">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Core.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Core.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Core, Version=1.11.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=4b01fa6e34db77ab, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Core.1.11.1\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Core.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.7.0.1\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="System" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Net" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.WebRequest" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="..\Grpc.Core\Version.cs">
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/packages.config b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/packages.config
index c20d9ceed6a180a50151be916f2c4d12628dc1bf..738d3e6f3b6c8340fe60dbc80f99e83577d5aa15 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/packages.config
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/packages.config
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
   <package id="BouncyCastle" version="1.7.0" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Google.Apis.Auth" version="1.11.1" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Google.Apis.Core" version="1.11.1" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Google.Apis.Auth" version="1.15.0" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Google.Apis.Core" version="1.15.0" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="7.0.1" targetFramework="net45" />
 </packages>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker.csproj
index dda26a68923a18268808d2f838a1278402c10f38..593bf0939db7ce342a497395aaa2bcdae40a6878 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker.csproj
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="app.config" />
     <None Include="Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker.project.json" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/app.config b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/app.config
deleted file mode 100644
index e204447bb349a84b275013dea0707aea84300fcc..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/app.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<configuration>
-  <runtime>
-    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Net.Http.Primitives" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.2.29.0" newVersion="4.2.29.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="Google.Apis.Core" publicKeyToken="4b01fa6e34db77ab" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-1.11.1.0" newVersion="1.11.1.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-    </assemblyBinding>
-  </runtime>
-</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/project.json b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/project.json
index 9afcb306b4079a48106f28e0f34ddc13e4621240..287950720fe6a6cc0e4c3360bc61beb1f5e1e5f9 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/project.json
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/project.json
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@
       }
     }
   },
+  "runtimes": {
+    "win7-x64": { },
+    "debian.8-x64": { },
+    "osx.10.11-x64": { }
+  },
 
   "dependencies": {
     "Grpc.IntegrationTesting": {
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server.csproj
index f73d99dbd1a06124c340ff758f1b85c664df0b71..987387ca25982ac6e60ac1eb42d7f86d679ec4e3 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server.csproj
@@ -39,30 +39,25 @@
     <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>..\keys\Grpc.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Reference Include="BouncyCastle.Crypto, Version=1.7.4137.9688, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=a4292a325f69b123, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+    <Reference Include="System" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.WebRequest" />
+    <Reference Include="BouncyCastle.Crypto">
       <HintPath>..\packages\BouncyCastle.1.7.0\lib\Net40-Client\BouncyCastle.Crypto.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth, Version=1.11.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=4b01fa6e34db77ab, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.11.1\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.7.0.1\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices, Version=1.11.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=4b01fa6e34db77ab, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.11.1\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Core">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Core.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Core.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Core, Version=1.11.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=4b01fa6e34db77ab, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Core.1.11.1\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Core.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.7.0.1\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="System" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Net" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.WebRequest" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="..\Grpc.Core\Version.cs">
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/packages.config b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/packages.config
index c20d9ceed6a180a50151be916f2c4d12628dc1bf..738d3e6f3b6c8340fe60dbc80f99e83577d5aa15 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/packages.config
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/packages.config
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
   <package id="BouncyCastle" version="1.7.0" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Google.Apis.Auth" version="1.11.1" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Google.Apis.Core" version="1.11.1" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Google.Apis.Auth" version="1.15.0" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Google.Apis.Core" version="1.15.0" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="7.0.1" targetFramework="net45" />
 </packages>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.StressClient/project.json b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.StressClient/project.json
index 9afcb306b4079a48106f28e0f34ddc13e4621240..287950720fe6a6cc0e4c3360bc61beb1f5e1e5f9 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.StressClient/project.json
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.StressClient/project.json
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@
       }
     }
   },
+  "runtimes": {
+    "win7-x64": { },
+    "debian.8-x64": { },
+    "osx.10.11-x64": { }
+  },
 
   "dependencies": {
     "Grpc.IntegrationTesting": {
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.csproj
index 7512d2a5d11567e7524a460a78bf713bb96c8402..e030b21eece8374b5d0b425f97a2e9b8080171e4 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.csproj
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@
     <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>..\keys\Grpc.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Reference Include="CommandLine">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\CommandLineParser.1.9.71\lib\net45\CommandLine.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Moq">
       <HintPath>..\packages\Moq.4.2.1510.2205\lib\net40\Moq.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
@@ -51,15 +48,6 @@
     <Reference Include="BouncyCastle.Crypto">
       <HintPath>..\packages\BouncyCastle.1.7.0\lib\Net40-Client\BouncyCastle.Crypto.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.11.1\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.11.1\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Core">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Core.1.11.1\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Core.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Google.Protobuf">
       <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Protobuf.3.0.0-beta3\lib\portable-net45+netcore45+wpa81+wp8\Google.Protobuf.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
@@ -75,6 +63,18 @@
     <Reference Include="nunitlite">
       <HintPath>..\packages\NUnitLite.3.2.0\lib\net45\nunitlite.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Core">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Core.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Core.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="CommandLineParser.Unofficial">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\CommandLineParser.Unofficial.2.0.275\lib\net45\CommandLineParser.Unofficial.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="..\Grpc.Core\Version.cs">
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InteropClient.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InteropClient.cs
index ec407d3fcf49a5a89e0ca567e86031efce71705d..79fd18b6d524835447754ab7138eba0b58e91138 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InteropClient.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InteropClient.cs
@@ -56,24 +56,24 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
     {
         private class ClientOptions
         {
-            [Option("server_host", DefaultValue = "127.0.0.1")]
+            [Option("server_host", Default = "127.0.0.1")]
             public string ServerHost { get; set; }
 
-            [Option("server_host_override", DefaultValue = TestCredentials.DefaultHostOverride)]
+            [Option("server_host_override", Default = TestCredentials.DefaultHostOverride)]
             public string ServerHostOverride { get; set; }
 
             [Option("server_port", Required = true)]
             public int ServerPort { get; set; }
 
-            [Option("test_case", DefaultValue = "large_unary")]
+            [Option("test_case", Default = "large_unary")]
             public string TestCase { get; set; }
 
             // Deliberately using nullable bool type to allow --use_tls=true syntax (as opposed to --use_tls)
-            [Option("use_tls", DefaultValue = false)]
+            [Option("use_tls", Default = false)]
             public bool? UseTls { get; set; }
 
             // Deliberately using nullable bool type to allow --use_test_ca=true syntax (as opposed to --use_test_ca)
-            [Option("use_test_ca", DefaultValue = false)]
+            [Option("use_test_ca", Default = false)]
             public bool? UseTestCa { get; set; }
 
             [Option("default_service_account", Required = false)]
@@ -84,19 +84,6 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
 
             [Option("service_account_key_file", Required = false)]
             public string ServiceAccountKeyFile { get; set; }
-
-            [HelpOption]
-            public string GetUsage()
-            {
-                var help = new HelpText
-                {
-                    Heading = "gRPC C# interop testing client",
-                    AddDashesToOption = true
-                };
-                help.AddPreOptionsLine("Usage:");
-                help.AddOptions(this);
-                return help;
-            }
         }
 
         ClientOptions options;
@@ -108,14 +95,13 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
 
         public static void Run(string[] args)
         {
-            var options = new ClientOptions();
-            if (!Parser.Default.ParseArguments(args, options))
-            {
-                Environment.Exit(1);
-            }
-
-            var interopClient = new InteropClient(options);
-            interopClient.Run().Wait();
+            var parserResult = Parser.Default.ParseArguments<ClientOptions>(args)
+                .WithNotParsed(errors => Environment.Exit(1))
+                .WithParsed(options =>
+                {
+                    var interopClient = new InteropClient(options);
+                    interopClient.Run().Wait();
+                });
         }
 
         private async Task Run()
@@ -145,26 +131,16 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
 
             if (options.TestCase == "jwt_token_creds")
             {
-#if !NETCOREAPP1_0
                 var googleCredential = await GoogleCredential.GetApplicationDefaultAsync();
                 Assert.IsTrue(googleCredential.IsCreateScopedRequired);
                 credentials = ChannelCredentials.Create(credentials, googleCredential.ToCallCredentials());
-#else
-                // TODO(jtattermusch): implement this
-                throw new NotImplementedException("Not supported on CoreCLR yet");
-#endif
             }
 
             if (options.TestCase == "compute_engine_creds")
             {
-#if !NETCOREAPP1_0
                 var googleCredential = await GoogleCredential.GetApplicationDefaultAsync();
                 Assert.IsFalse(googleCredential.IsCreateScopedRequired);
                 credentials = ChannelCredentials.Create(credentials, googleCredential.ToCallCredentials());
-#else
-                // TODO(jtattermusch): implement this
-                throw new NotImplementedException("Not supported on CoreCLR yet");
-#endif
             }
             return credentials;
         }
@@ -395,7 +371,6 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
 
         public static async Task RunOAuth2AuthTokenAsync(TestService.TestServiceClient client, string oauthScope)
         {
-#if !NETCOREAPP1_0
             Console.WriteLine("running oauth2_auth_token");
             ITokenAccess credential = (await GoogleCredential.GetApplicationDefaultAsync()).CreateScoped(new[] { oauthScope });
             string oauth2Token = await credential.GetAccessTokenForRequestAsync();
@@ -413,15 +388,10 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
             Assert.True(oauthScope.Contains(response.OauthScope));
             Assert.AreEqual(GetEmailFromServiceAccountFile(), response.Username);
             Console.WriteLine("Passed!");
-#else
-            // TODO(jtattermusch): implement this
-            throw new NotImplementedException("Not supported on CoreCLR yet");
-#endif
         }
 
         public static async Task RunPerRpcCredsAsync(TestService.TestServiceClient client, string oauthScope)
         {
-#if !NETCOREAPP1_0
             Console.WriteLine("running per_rpc_creds");
             ITokenAccess googleCredential = await GoogleCredential.GetApplicationDefaultAsync();
 
@@ -435,10 +405,6 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
 
             Assert.AreEqual(GetEmailFromServiceAccountFile(), response.Username);
             Console.WriteLine("Passed!");
-#else
-            // TODO(jtattermusch): implement this
-            throw new NotImplementedException("Not supported on CoreCLR yet");
-#endif
         }
 
         public static async Task RunCancelAfterBeginAsync(TestService.TestServiceClient client)
@@ -731,17 +697,12 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
         // extracts the client_email field from service account file used for auth test cases
         private static string GetEmailFromServiceAccountFile()
         {
-#if !NETCOREAPP1_0
             string keyFile = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS");
             Assert.IsNotNull(keyFile);
             var jobject = JObject.Parse(File.ReadAllText(keyFile));
             string email = jobject.GetValue("client_email").Value<string>();
             Assert.IsTrue(email.Length > 0);  // spec requires nonempty client email.
             return email;
-#else
-            // TODO(jtattermusch): implement this
-            throw new NotImplementedException("Not supported on CoreCLR yet");
-#endif
         }
 
         private static Metadata CreateTestMetadata()
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InteropServer.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InteropServer.cs
index cd47e31c2bebd978e0b0d78bd9e5dd428dff2c93..4118f99c2b2d989945c9bd8070a4e68db93f261c 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InteropServer.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InteropServer.cs
@@ -51,25 +51,12 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
     {
         private class ServerOptions
         {
-            [Option("port", DefaultValue = 8070)]
+            [Option("port", Default = 8070)]
             public int Port { get; set; }
 
             // Deliberately using nullable bool type to allow --use_tls=true syntax (as opposed to --use_tls)
-            [Option("use_tls", DefaultValue = false)]
+            [Option("use_tls", Default = false)]
             public bool? UseTls { get; set; }
-
-            [HelpOption]
-            public string GetUsage()
-            {
-                var help = new HelpText
-                {
-                    Heading = "gRPC C# interop testing server",
-                    AddDashesToOption = true
-                };
-                help.AddPreOptionsLine("Usage:");
-                help.AddOptions(this);
-                return help;
-            }
         }
 
         ServerOptions options;
@@ -81,14 +68,13 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
 
         public static void Run(string[] args)
         {
-            var options = new ServerOptions();
-            if (!Parser.Default.ParseArguments(args, options))
-            {
-                Environment.Exit(1);
-            }
-
-            var interopServer = new InteropServer(options);
-            interopServer.Run();
+            var parserResult = Parser.Default.ParseArguments<ServerOptions>(args)
+                .WithNotParsed(errors => Environment.Exit(1))
+                .WithParsed(options =>
+                {
+                    var interopServer = new InteropServer(options);
+                    interopServer.Run();
+                });
         }
 
         private void Run()
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/QpsWorker.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/QpsWorker.cs
index a7c9fa894de46743da696ad00b0d76067274fa4d..865556c2426fe62ec17cee22a9dae43199b5b20f 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/QpsWorker.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/QpsWorker.cs
@@ -52,21 +52,8 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
     {
         private class ServerOptions
         {
-            [Option("driver_port", DefaultValue = 0)]
+            [Option("driver_port", Default = 0)]
             public int DriverPort { get; set; }
-
-            [HelpOption]
-            public string GetUsage()
-            {
-                var help = new HelpText
-                {
-                    Heading = "gRPC C# performance testing worker",
-                    AddDashesToOption = true
-                };
-                help.AddPreOptionsLine("Usage:");
-                help.AddOptions(this);
-                return help;
-            }
         }
 
         ServerOptions options;
@@ -78,14 +65,13 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
 
         public static void Run(string[] args)
         {
-            var options = new ServerOptions();
-            if (!Parser.Default.ParseArguments(args, options))
-            {
-                Environment.Exit(1);
-            }
-
-            var workerServer = new QpsWorker(options);
-            workerServer.RunAsync().Wait();
+            var parserResult = Parser.Default.ParseArguments<ServerOptions>(args)
+                .WithNotParsed((x) => Environment.Exit(1))
+                .WithParsed(options =>
+                {
+                    var workerServer = new QpsWorker(options);
+                    workerServer.RunAsync().Wait();
+                });
         }
 
         private async Task RunAsync()
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/StressTestClient.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/StressTestClient.cs
index 74ee040ae49657e002160646f081e0bc1eddf432..750613b0784542f4fbede581b508a4d3556abda5 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/StressTestClient.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/StressTestClient.cs
@@ -54,36 +54,23 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
 
         private class ClientOptions
         {
-            [Option("server_addresses", DefaultValue = "localhost:8080")]
+            [Option("server_addresses", Default = "localhost:8080")]
             public string ServerAddresses { get; set; }
 
-            [Option("test_cases", DefaultValue = "large_unary:100")]
+            [Option("test_cases", Default = "large_unary:100")]
             public string TestCases { get; set; }
 
-            [Option("test_duration_secs", DefaultValue = -1)]
+            [Option("test_duration_secs", Default = -1)]
             public int TestDurationSecs { get; set; }
 
-            [Option("num_channels_per_server", DefaultValue = 1)]
+            [Option("num_channels_per_server", Default = 1)]
             public int NumChannelsPerServer { get; set; }
 
-            [Option("num_stubs_per_channel", DefaultValue = 1)]
+            [Option("num_stubs_per_channel", Default = 1)]
             public int NumStubsPerChannel { get; set; }
 
-            [Option("metrics_port", DefaultValue = 8081)]
+            [Option("metrics_port", Default = 8081)]
             public int MetricsPort { get; set; }
-
-            [HelpOption]
-            public string GetUsage()
-            {
-                var help = new HelpText
-                {
-                    Heading = "gRPC C# stress test client",
-                    AddDashesToOption = true
-                };
-                help.AddPreOptionsLine("Usage:");
-                help.AddOptions(this);
-                return help;
-            }
         }
 
         ClientOptions options;
@@ -105,23 +92,21 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
 
         public static void Run(string[] args)
         {
-            var options = new ClientOptions();
-            if (!Parser.Default.ParseArguments(args, options))
-            {
-                Environment.Exit(1);
-            }
-
-            GrpcPreconditions.CheckArgument(options.NumChannelsPerServer > 0);
-            GrpcPreconditions.CheckArgument(options.NumStubsPerChannel > 0);
+            var parserResult = Parser.Default.ParseArguments<ClientOptions>(args)
+                .WithNotParsed((x) => Environment.Exit(1))
+                .WithParsed(options => {
+                    GrpcPreconditions.CheckArgument(options.NumChannelsPerServer > 0);
+                    GrpcPreconditions.CheckArgument(options.NumStubsPerChannel > 0);
 
-            var serverAddresses = options.ServerAddresses.Split(',');
-            GrpcPreconditions.CheckArgument(serverAddresses.Length > 0, "You need to provide at least one server address");
+                    var serverAddresses = options.ServerAddresses.Split(',');
+                    GrpcPreconditions.CheckArgument(serverAddresses.Length > 0, "You need to provide at least one server address");
 
-            var testCases = ParseWeightedTestCases(options.TestCases);
-            GrpcPreconditions.CheckArgument(testCases.Count > 0, "You need to provide at least one test case");
+                    var testCases = ParseWeightedTestCases(options.TestCases);
+                    GrpcPreconditions.CheckArgument(testCases.Count > 0, "You need to provide at least one test case");
 
-            var interopClient = new StressTestClient(options, serverAddresses.ToList(), testCases);
-            interopClient.Run().Wait();
+                    var interopClient = new StressTestClient(options, serverAddresses.ToList(), testCases);
+                    interopClient.Run().Wait();
+                });
         }
 
         async Task Run()
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/packages.config b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/packages.config
index e6e64e655816caadc7e0a50e81bfc1b6c9a79b1d..8bf9dd49370f7557372d29a0d3e51d43b0f6eb6a 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/packages.config
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/packages.config
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
   <package id="BouncyCastle" version="1.7.0" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="CommandLineParser" version="1.9.71" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Google.Apis.Auth" version="1.11.1" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Google.Apis.Core" version="1.11.1" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="CommandLineParser.Unofficial" version="2.0.275" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Google.Apis.Auth" version="1.15.0" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Google.Apis.Core" version="1.15.0" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="Google.Protobuf" version="3.0.0-beta3" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="System.Interactive.Async" version="3.0.0" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="Moq" version="4.2.1510.2205" targetFramework="net45" />
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/project.json b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/project.json
index bb61a679c1fc6848ceb38012792755d33dbe5ab5..9d706510b21c2a786fc7d9d61c83d817f9d35167 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/project.json
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/project.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
       "target": "project"
     },
     "Google.Protobuf": "3.0.0-beta3",
-    "CommandLineParser": "1.9.71",
+    "CommandLineParser.Unofficial": "2.0.275",
     "NUnit": "3.2.0",
     "NUnitLite": "3.2.0-*"
   },
diff --git a/src/csharp/build_packages.bat b/src/csharp/build_packages.bat
index f05c0241b65770ff61c18e48665eb2aa6f141683..b92189c840e94ee195de5842c1ea553e4a298800 100644
--- a/src/csharp/build_packages.bat
+++ b/src/csharp/build_packages.bat
@@ -31,10 +31,7 @@
 
 @rem Current package versions
 set VERSION=1.1.0-dev
-set PROTOBUF_VERSION=3.0.0-beta3
-
-@rem Packages that depend on prerelease packages (like Google.Protobuf) need to have prerelease suffix as well.
-set VERSION_WITH_BETA=%VERSION%-beta
+set PROTOBUF_VERSION=3.0.0
 
 @rem Adjust the location of nuget.exe
 set NUGET=C:\nuget\nuget.exe
@@ -58,7 +55,6 @@ xcopy /Y /I ..\..\architecture=x64,language=protoc,platform=macos\artifacts\* pr
 
 @rem Fetch all dependencies
 %NUGET% restore ..\..\vsprojects\grpc_csharp_ext.sln || goto :error
-%NUGET% restore Grpc.sln || goto :error
 
 setlocal
 
@@ -73,7 +69,7 @@ endlocal
 
 %NUGET% pack Grpc.Auth\Grpc.Auth.nuspec -Symbols -Version %VERSION% || goto :error
 %NUGET% pack Grpc.Core\Grpc.Core.nuspec -Symbols -Version %VERSION% || goto :error
-%NUGET% pack Grpc.HealthCheck\Grpc.HealthCheck.nuspec -Symbols -Version %VERSION_WITH_BETA% -Properties ProtobufVersion=%PROTOBUF_VERSION% || goto :error
+%NUGET% pack Grpc.HealthCheck\Grpc.HealthCheck.nuspec -Symbols -Version %VERSION% -Properties ProtobufVersion=%PROTOBUF_VERSION% || goto :error
 %NUGET% pack Grpc.nuspec -Version %VERSION% || goto :error
 %NUGET% pack Grpc.Tools.nuspec -Version %VERSION% || goto :error
 
diff --git a/src/node/health_check/package.json b/src/node/health_check/package.json
index 40e276055b71a64271aaa1752907cec9de7454ff..e67335980924eafc8cf1a6ecbd155622fe860765 100644
--- a/src/node/health_check/package.json
+++ b/src/node/health_check/package.json
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
     }
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "grpc": "^0.15.0",
+    "grpc": "^1.1.0-dev",
     "lodash": "^3.9.3",
-    "google-protobuf": "^3.0.0-alpha.5"
+    "google-protobuf": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "files": [
     "LICENSE",
diff --git a/src/node/tools/bin/protoc.js b/src/node/tools/bin/protoc.js
index 53fc5dc428025e4e5136d87730b6142c873d5907..7f8356867aa0e29e05eba1d039b06da9bd55b557 100755
--- a/src/node/tools/bin/protoc.js
+++ b/src/node/tools/bin/protoc.js
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@ var exe_ext = process.platform === 'win32' ? '.exe' : '';
 
 var protoc = path.resolve(__dirname, 'protoc' + exe_ext);
 
-var child_process = execFile(protoc, process.argv.slice(2), function(error, stdout, stderr) {
+var plugin = path.resolve(__dirname, 'grpc_node_plugin' + exe_ext);
+
+var args = ['--plugin=protoc-gen-grpc=' + plugin].concat(process.argv.slice(2));
+
+var child_process = execFile(protoc, args, function(error, stdout, stderr) {
   if (error) {
     throw error;
   }
diff --git a/src/php/ext/grpc/php7_wrapper.h b/src/php/ext/grpc/php7_wrapper.h
index fd8d35636f09ab7f3e139272277fbf5fe9da1648..1d7824113faf1be801726a73500e202607ca2669 100644
--- a/src/php/ext/grpc/php7_wrapper.h
+++ b/src/php/ext/grpc/php7_wrapper.h
@@ -143,8 +143,7 @@ static inline int php_grpc_zend_hash_find(HashTable *ht, char *key, int len,
 
 #define PHP_GRPC_RETURN_STRING(val, dup) RETURN_STRING(val)
 #define PHP_GRPC_MAKE_STD_ZVAL(pzv) \
-  zval _stack_zval_##pzv; \
-  pzv = &(_stack_zval_##pzv)
+  pzv = (zval *)emalloc(sizeof(zval));
 #define PHP_GRPC_DELREF(zv)
 
 #define PHP_GRPC_WRAP_OBJECT_START(name) \
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/_insecure_interop_test.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/_insecure_interop_test.py
index c753d6faf0514108052051d3d9299458e3e87ea6..936c895bd2e73549925e73e858864ba75627a45b 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/_insecure_interop_test.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/_insecure_interop_test.py
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@
 
 """Insecure client-server interoperability as a unit test."""
 
+from concurrent import futures
 import unittest
 
-from grpc.beta import implementations
+import grpc
 from src.proto.grpc.testing import test_pb2
 
 from tests.interop import _interop_test_case
@@ -44,14 +45,13 @@ class InsecureInteropTest(
     unittest.TestCase):
 
   def setUp(self):
-    self.server = test_pb2.beta_create_TestService_server(methods.TestService())
+    self.server = grpc.server(futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=10))
+    test_pb2.add_TestServiceServicer_to_server(
+        methods.TestService(), self.server)
     port = self.server.add_insecure_port('[::]:0')
     self.server.start()
-    self.stub = test_pb2.beta_create_TestService_stub(
-        implementations.insecure_channel('localhost', port))
-
-  def tearDown(self):
-    self.server.stop(0)
+    self.stub = test_pb2.TestServiceStub(
+        grpc.insecure_channel('localhost:{}'.format(port)))
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/_secure_interop_test.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/_secure_interop_test.py
index cb09f54a347833b2654e2fe51ccff31404e62cb7..eaca553e1b8e74116de473c914a77b70b018951c 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/_secure_interop_test.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/_secure_interop_test.py
@@ -29,17 +29,16 @@
 
 """Secure client-server interoperability as a unit test."""
 
+from concurrent import futures
 import unittest
 
-from grpc.beta import implementations
+import grpc
 from src.proto.grpc.testing import test_pb2
 
 from tests.interop import _interop_test_case
 from tests.interop import methods
 from tests.interop import resources
 
-from tests.unit.beta import test_utilities
-
 _SERVER_HOST_OVERRIDE = 'foo.test.google.fr'
 
 
@@ -48,19 +47,18 @@ class SecureInteropTest(
     unittest.TestCase):
 
   def setUp(self):
-    self.server = test_pb2.beta_create_TestService_server(methods.TestService())
+    self.server = grpc.server(futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=10))
+    test_pb2.add_TestServiceServicer_to_server(
+        methods.TestService(), self.server)
     port = self.server.add_secure_port(
-        '[::]:0', implementations.ssl_server_credentials(
+        '[::]:0', grpc.ssl_server_credentials(
             [(resources.private_key(), resources.certificate_chain())]))
     self.server.start()
-    self.stub = test_pb2.beta_create_TestService_stub(
-        test_utilities.not_really_secure_channel(
-            'localhost', port, implementations.ssl_channel_credentials(
-                resources.test_root_certificates()),
-                _SERVER_HOST_OVERRIDE))
-
-  def tearDown(self):
-    self.server.stop(0)
+    self.stub = test_pb2.TestServiceStub(
+        grpc.secure_channel(
+            'localhost:{}'.format(port),
+            grpc.ssl_channel_credentials(resources.test_root_certificates()),
+            (('grpc.ssl_target_name_override', _SERVER_HOST_OVERRIDE,),)))
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/client.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/client.py
index 8aa1ce30c1a821f779b10c3b7a80bc5ef201a17c..9d61d1897591b1cfdc277ed27aafe9be9d1dcf3d 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/client.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/client.py
@@ -32,14 +32,12 @@
 import argparse
 from oauth2client import client as oauth2client_client
 
+import grpc
 from grpc.beta import implementations
 from src.proto.grpc.testing import test_pb2
 
 from tests.interop import methods
 from tests.interop import resources
-from tests.unit.beta import test_utilities
-
-_ONE_DAY_IN_SECONDS = 60 * 60 * 24
 
 
 def _args():
@@ -66,41 +64,49 @@ def _args():
   return parser.parse_args()
 
 
+def _application_default_credentials():
+  return oauth2client_client.GoogleCredentials.get_application_default()
+
+
 def _stub(args):
+  target = '{}:{}'.format(args.server_host, args.server_port)
   if args.test_case == 'oauth2_auth_token':
-    creds = oauth2client_client.GoogleCredentials.get_application_default()
-    scoped_creds = creds.create_scoped([args.oauth_scope])
-    access_token = scoped_creds.get_access_token().access_token
-    call_creds = implementations.access_token_call_credentials(access_token)
+    google_credentials = _application_default_credentials()
+    scoped_credentials = google_credentials.create_scoped([args.oauth_scope])
+    access_token = scoped_credentials.get_access_token().access_token
+    call_credentials = grpc.access_token_call_credentials(access_token)
   elif args.test_case == 'compute_engine_creds':
-    creds = oauth2client_client.GoogleCredentials.get_application_default()
-    scoped_creds = creds.create_scoped([args.oauth_scope])
-    call_creds = implementations.google_call_credentials(scoped_creds)
+    google_credentials = _application_default_credentials()
+    scoped_credentials = google_credentials.create_scoped([args.oauth_scope])
+    # TODO(https://github.com/grpc/grpc/issues/6799): Eliminate this last
+    # remaining use of the Beta API.
+    call_credentials = implementations.google_call_credentials(
+        scoped_credentials)
   elif args.test_case == 'jwt_token_creds':
-    creds = oauth2client_client.GoogleCredentials.get_application_default()
-    call_creds = implementations.google_call_credentials(creds)
+    google_credentials = _application_default_credentials()
+    # TODO(https://github.com/grpc/grpc/issues/6799): Eliminate this last
+    # remaining use of the Beta API.
+    call_credentials = implementations.google_call_credentials(
+        google_credentials)
   else:
-    call_creds = None
+    call_credentials = None
   if args.use_tls:
     if args.use_test_ca:
       root_certificates = resources.test_root_certificates()
     else:
       root_certificates = None  # will load default roots.
 
-    channel_creds = implementations.ssl_channel_credentials(root_certificates)
-    if call_creds is not None:
-      channel_creds = implementations.composite_channel_credentials(
-          channel_creds, call_creds)
+    channel_credentials = grpc.ssl_channel_credentials(root_certificates)
+    if call_credentials is not None:
+      channel_credentials = grpc.composite_channel_credentials(
+          channel_credentials, call_credentials)
 
-    channel = test_utilities.not_really_secure_channel(
-        args.server_host, args.server_port, channel_creds,
-        args.server_host_override)
-    stub = test_pb2.beta_create_TestService_stub(channel)
+    channel = grpc.secure_channel(
+        target, channel_credentials,
+        (('grpc.ssl_target_name_override', args.server_host_override,),))
   else:
-    channel = implementations.insecure_channel(
-        args.server_host, args.server_port)
-    stub = test_pb2.beta_create_TestService_stub(channel)
-  return stub
+    channel = grpc.insecure_channel(target)
+  return test_pb2.TestServiceStub(channel)
 
 
 def _test_case_from_arg(test_case_arg):
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/methods.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/methods.py
index 97e6c9e27ef2c6aeeb2556c52f325ab9662b4393..7edd75c56c9f91e45ad1700520f908e055714409 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/methods.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/methods.py
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
 
 """Implementations of interoperability test methods."""
 
-from __future__ import print_function
-
 import enum
 import json
 import os
@@ -41,26 +39,21 @@ from oauth2client import client as oauth2client_client
 
 import grpc
 from grpc.beta import implementations
-from grpc.beta import interfaces
-from grpc.framework.common import cardinality
-from grpc.framework.interfaces.face import face
 
 from src.proto.grpc.testing import empty_pb2
 from src.proto.grpc.testing import messages_pb2
 from src.proto.grpc.testing import test_pb2
 
-_TIMEOUT = 7
-
 
-class TestService(test_pb2.BetaTestServiceServicer):
+class TestService(test_pb2.TestServiceServicer):
 
   def EmptyCall(self, request, context):
     return empty_pb2.Empty()
 
   def UnaryCall(self, request, context):
     if request.HasField('response_status'):
-      context.code(request.response_status.code)
-      context.details(request.response_status.message)
+      context.set_code(request.response_status.code)
+      context.set_details(request.response_status.message)
     return messages_pb2.SimpleResponse(
         payload=messages_pb2.Payload(
             type=messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE,
@@ -68,8 +61,8 @@ class TestService(test_pb2.BetaTestServiceServicer):
 
   def StreamingOutputCall(self, request, context):
     if request.HasField('response_status'):
-      context.code(request.response_status.code)
-      context.details(request.response_status.message)
+      context.set_code(request.response_status.code)
+      context.set_details(request.response_status.message)
     for response_parameters in request.response_parameters:
       yield messages_pb2.StreamingOutputCallResponse(
           payload=messages_pb2.Payload(
@@ -79,7 +72,7 @@ class TestService(test_pb2.BetaTestServiceServicer):
   def StreamingInputCall(self, request_iterator, context):
     aggregate_size = 0
     for request in request_iterator:
-      if request.payload and request.payload.body:
+      if request.payload is not None and request.payload.body:
         aggregate_size += len(request.payload.body)
     return messages_pb2.StreamingInputCallResponse(
         aggregated_payload_size=aggregate_size)
@@ -87,8 +80,8 @@ class TestService(test_pb2.BetaTestServiceServicer):
   def FullDuplexCall(self, request_iterator, context):
     for request in request_iterator:
       if request.HasField('response_status'):
-        context.code(request.response_status.code)
-        context.details(request.response_status.message)
+        context.set_code(request.response_status.code)
+        context.set_details(request.response_status.message)
       for response_parameters in request.response_parameters:
         yield messages_pb2.StreamingOutputCallResponse(
             payload=messages_pb2.Payload(
@@ -101,83 +94,80 @@ class TestService(test_pb2.BetaTestServiceServicer):
     return self.FullDuplexCall(request_iterator, context)
 
 
-def _large_unary_common_behavior(stub, fill_username, fill_oauth_scope,
-                                 protocol_options=None):
-  with stub:
-    request = messages_pb2.SimpleRequest(
-        response_type=messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE, response_size=314159,
-        payload=messages_pb2.Payload(body=b'\x00' * 271828),
-        fill_username=fill_username, fill_oauth_scope=fill_oauth_scope)
-    response_future = stub.UnaryCall.future(request, _TIMEOUT,
-                                            protocol_options=protocol_options)
-    response = response_future.result()
-    if response.payload.type is not messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE:
-      raise ValueError(
-          'response payload type is "%s"!' % type(response.payload.type))
-    if len(response.payload.body) != 314159:
-      raise ValueError(
-          'response body of incorrect size %d!' % len(response.payload.body))
+def _large_unary_common_behavior(
+    stub, fill_username, fill_oauth_scope, call_credentials):
+  request = messages_pb2.SimpleRequest(
+      response_type=messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE, response_size=314159,
+      payload=messages_pb2.Payload(body=b'\x00' * 271828),
+      fill_username=fill_username, fill_oauth_scope=fill_oauth_scope)
+  response_future = stub.UnaryCall.future(
+      request, credentials=call_credentials)
+  response = response_future.result()
+  if response.payload.type is not messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE:
+    raise ValueError(
+        'response payload type is "%s"!' % type(response.payload.type))
+  elif len(response.payload.body) != 314159:
+    raise ValueError(
+        'response body of incorrect size %d!' % len(response.payload.body))
+  else:
     return response
 
 
 def _empty_unary(stub):
-  with stub:
-    response = stub.EmptyCall(empty_pb2.Empty(), _TIMEOUT)
-    if not isinstance(response, empty_pb2.Empty):
-      raise TypeError(
-          'response is of type "%s", not empty_pb2.Empty!', type(response))
+  response = stub.EmptyCall(empty_pb2.Empty())
+  if not isinstance(response, empty_pb2.Empty):
+    raise TypeError(
+        'response is of type "%s", not empty_pb2.Empty!', type(response))
 
 
 def _large_unary(stub):
-  _large_unary_common_behavior(stub, False, False)
+  _large_unary_common_behavior(stub, False, False, None)
 
 
 def _client_streaming(stub):
-  with stub:
-    payload_body_sizes = (27182, 8, 1828, 45904)
-    payloads = (
-        messages_pb2.Payload(body=b'\x00' * size)
-        for size in payload_body_sizes)
-    requests = (
-        messages_pb2.StreamingInputCallRequest(payload=payload)
-        for payload in payloads)
-    response = stub.StreamingInputCall(requests, _TIMEOUT)
-    if response.aggregated_payload_size != 74922:
-      raise ValueError(
-          'incorrect size %d!' % response.aggregated_payload_size)
+  payload_body_sizes = (27182, 8, 1828, 45904,)
+  payloads = (
+      messages_pb2.Payload(body=b'\x00' * size)
+      for size in payload_body_sizes)
+  requests = (
+      messages_pb2.StreamingInputCallRequest(payload=payload)
+      for payload in payloads)
+  response = stub.StreamingInputCall(requests)
+  if response.aggregated_payload_size != 74922:
+    raise ValueError(
+        'incorrect size %d!' % response.aggregated_payload_size)
 
 
 def _server_streaming(stub):
-  sizes = (31415, 9, 2653, 58979)
-
-  with stub:
-    request = messages_pb2.StreamingOutputCallRequest(
-        response_type=messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE,
-        response_parameters=(
-            messages_pb2.ResponseParameters(size=sizes[0]),
-            messages_pb2.ResponseParameters(size=sizes[1]),
-            messages_pb2.ResponseParameters(size=sizes[2]),
-            messages_pb2.ResponseParameters(size=sizes[3]),
-        ))
-    response_iterator = stub.StreamingOutputCall(request, _TIMEOUT)
-    for index, response in enumerate(response_iterator):
-      if response.payload.type != messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE:
-        raise ValueError(
-            'response body of invalid type %s!' % response.payload.type)
-      if len(response.payload.body) != sizes[index]:
-        raise ValueError(
-            'response body of invalid size %d!' % len(response.payload.body))
+  sizes = (31415, 9, 2653, 58979,)
+
+  request = messages_pb2.StreamingOutputCallRequest(
+      response_type=messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE,
+      response_parameters=(
+          messages_pb2.ResponseParameters(size=sizes[0]),
+          messages_pb2.ResponseParameters(size=sizes[1]),
+          messages_pb2.ResponseParameters(size=sizes[2]),
+          messages_pb2.ResponseParameters(size=sizes[3]),
+      )
+  )
+  response_iterator = stub.StreamingOutputCall(request)
+  for index, response in enumerate(response_iterator):
+    if response.payload.type != messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE:
+      raise ValueError(
+          'response body of invalid type %s!' % response.payload.type)
+    elif len(response.payload.body) != sizes[index]:
+      raise ValueError(
+          'response body of invalid size %d!' % len(response.payload.body))
 
 def _cancel_after_begin(stub):
-  with stub:
-    sizes = (27182, 8, 1828, 45904)
-    payloads = [messages_pb2.Payload(body=b'\x00' * size) for size in sizes]
-    requests = [messages_pb2.StreamingInputCallRequest(payload=payload)
-                for payload in payloads]
-    responses = stub.StreamingInputCall.future(requests, _TIMEOUT)
-    responses.cancel()
-    if not responses.cancelled():
-      raise ValueError('expected call to be cancelled')
+  sizes = (27182, 8, 1828, 45904,)
+  payloads = (messages_pb2.Payload(body=b'\x00' * size) for size in sizes)
+  requests = (messages_pb2.StreamingInputCallRequest(payload=payload)
+              for payload in payloads)
+  response_future = stub.StreamingInputCall.future(requests)
+  response_future.cancel()
+  if not response_future.cancelled():
+    raise ValueError('expected call to be cancelled')
 
 
 class _Pipe(object):
@@ -220,18 +210,17 @@ class _Pipe(object):
 
 
 def _ping_pong(stub):
-  request_response_sizes = (31415, 9, 2653, 58979)
-  request_payload_sizes = (27182, 8, 1828, 45904)
+  request_response_sizes = (31415, 9, 2653, 58979,)
+  request_payload_sizes = (27182, 8, 1828, 45904,)
 
-  with stub, _Pipe() as pipe:
-    response_iterator = stub.FullDuplexCall(pipe, _TIMEOUT)
-    print('Starting ping-pong with response iterator %s' % response_iterator)
+  with _Pipe() as pipe:
+    response_iterator = stub.FullDuplexCall(pipe)
     for response_size, payload_size in zip(
         request_response_sizes, request_payload_sizes):
       request = messages_pb2.StreamingOutputCallRequest(
           response_type=messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE,
-          response_parameters=(messages_pb2.ResponseParameters(
-              size=response_size),),
+          response_parameters=(
+              messages_pb2.ResponseParameters(size=response_size),),
           payload=messages_pb2.Payload(body=b'\x00' * payload_size))
       pipe.add(request)
       response = next(response_iterator)
@@ -244,17 +233,17 @@ def _ping_pong(stub):
 
 
 def _cancel_after_first_response(stub):
-  request_response_sizes = (31415, 9, 2653, 58979)
-  request_payload_sizes = (27182, 8, 1828, 45904)
-  with stub, _Pipe() as pipe:
-    response_iterator = stub.FullDuplexCall(pipe, _TIMEOUT)
+  request_response_sizes = (31415, 9, 2653, 58979,)
+  request_payload_sizes = (27182, 8, 1828, 45904,)
+  with _Pipe() as pipe:
+    response_iterator = stub.FullDuplexCall(pipe)
 
     response_size = request_response_sizes[0]
     payload_size = request_payload_sizes[0]
     request = messages_pb2.StreamingOutputCallRequest(
         response_type=messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE,
-        response_parameters=(messages_pb2.ResponseParameters(
-            size=response_size),),
+        response_parameters=(
+            messages_pb2.ResponseParameters(size=response_size),),
         payload=messages_pb2.Payload(body=b'\x00' * payload_size))
     pipe.add(request)
     response = next(response_iterator)
@@ -264,16 +253,17 @@ def _cancel_after_first_response(stub):
 
     try:
       next(response_iterator)
-    except Exception:
-      pass
+    except grpc.RpcError as rpc_error:
+      if rpc_error.code() is not grpc.StatusCode.CANCELLED:
+        raise
     else:
       raise ValueError('expected call to be cancelled')
 
 
 def _timeout_on_sleeping_server(stub):
   request_payload_size = 27182
-  with stub, _Pipe() as pipe:
-    response_iterator = stub.FullDuplexCall(pipe, 0.001)
+  with _Pipe() as pipe:
+    response_iterator = stub.FullDuplexCall(pipe, timeout=0.001)
 
     request = messages_pb2.StreamingOutputCallRequest(
         response_type=messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE,
@@ -282,15 +272,16 @@ def _timeout_on_sleeping_server(stub):
     time.sleep(0.1)
     try:
       next(response_iterator)
-    except face.ExpirationError:
-      pass
+    except grpc.RpcError as rpc_error:
+      if rpc_error.code() is not grpc.StatusCode.DEADLINE_EXCEEDED:
+        raise
     else:
       raise ValueError('expected call to exceed deadline')
 
 
 def _empty_stream(stub):
-  with stub, _Pipe() as pipe:
-    response_iterator = stub.FullDuplexCall(pipe, _TIMEOUT)
+  with _Pipe() as pipe:
+    response_iterator = stub.FullDuplexCall(pipe)
     pipe.close()
     try:
       next(response_iterator)
@@ -300,65 +291,64 @@ def _empty_stream(stub):
 
 
 def _status_code_and_message(stub):
-  with stub:
-    message = 'test status message'
-    code = 2
-    status = grpc.StatusCode.UNKNOWN # code = 2
-    request = messages_pb2.SimpleRequest(
-        response_type=messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE,
-        response_size=1,
-        payload=messages_pb2.Payload(body=b'\x00'),
-        response_status=messages_pb2.EchoStatus(code=code, message=message)
-        )
-    response_future = stub.UnaryCall.future(request, _TIMEOUT)
-    if response_future.code() != status:
-      raise ValueError(
-        'expected code %s, got %s' % (status, response_future.code()))
-    if response_future.details() != message:
-      raise ValueError(
-        'expected message %s, got %s' % (message, response_future.details()))
-
-    request = messages_pb2.StreamingOutputCallRequest(
-        response_type=messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE,
-        response_parameters=(
-            messages_pb2.ResponseParameters(size=1),),
-        response_status=messages_pb2.EchoStatus(code=code, message=message))
-    response_iterator = stub.StreamingOutputCall(request, _TIMEOUT)
-    if response_future.code() != status:
-      raise ValueError(
-        'expected code %s, got %s' % (status, response_iterator.code()))
-    if response_future.details() != message:
-      raise ValueError(
-        'expected message %s, got %s' % (message, response_iterator.details()))
+  message = 'test status message'
+  code = 2
+  status = grpc.StatusCode.UNKNOWN # code = 2
+  request = messages_pb2.SimpleRequest(
+      response_type=messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE,
+      response_size=1,
+      payload=messages_pb2.Payload(body=b'\x00'),
+      response_status=messages_pb2.EchoStatus(code=code, message=message)
+  )
+  response_future = stub.UnaryCall.future(request)
+  if response_future.code() != status:
+    raise ValueError(
+      'expected code %s, got %s' % (status, response_future.code()))
+  elif response_future.details() != message:
+    raise ValueError(
+      'expected message %s, got %s' % (message, response_future.details()))
+
+  request = messages_pb2.StreamingOutputCallRequest(
+      response_type=messages_pb2.COMPRESSABLE,
+      response_parameters=(
+          messages_pb2.ResponseParameters(size=1),),
+      response_status=messages_pb2.EchoStatus(code=code, message=message))
+  response_iterator = stub.StreamingOutputCall(request)
+  if response_future.code() != status:
+    raise ValueError(
+      'expected code %s, got %s' % (status, response_iterator.code()))
+  elif response_future.details() != message:
+    raise ValueError(
+      'expected message %s, got %s' % (message, response_iterator.details()))
 
 
 def _compute_engine_creds(stub, args):
-  response = _large_unary_common_behavior(stub, True, True)
+  response = _large_unary_common_behavior(stub, True, True, None)
   if args.default_service_account != response.username:
     raise ValueError(
-        'expected username %s, got %s' % (args.default_service_account,
-                                          response.username))
+        'expected username %s, got %s' % (
+            args.default_service_account, response.username))
 
 
 def _oauth2_auth_token(stub, args):
   json_key_filename = os.environ[
       oauth2client_client.GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS]
   wanted_email = json.load(open(json_key_filename, 'rb'))['client_email']
-  response = _large_unary_common_behavior(stub, True, True)
+  response = _large_unary_common_behavior(stub, True, True, None)
   if wanted_email != response.username:
     raise ValueError(
         'expected username %s, got %s' % (wanted_email, response.username))
   if args.oauth_scope.find(response.oauth_scope) == -1:
     raise ValueError(
-        'expected to find oauth scope "%s" in received "%s"' %
-        (response.oauth_scope, args.oauth_scope))
+        'expected to find oauth scope "{}" in received "{}"'.format(
+            response.oauth_scope, args.oauth_scope))
 
 
 def _jwt_token_creds(stub, args):
   json_key_filename = os.environ[
       oauth2client_client.GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS]
   wanted_email = json.load(open(json_key_filename, 'rb'))['client_email']
-  response = _large_unary_common_behavior(stub, True, False)
+  response = _large_unary_common_behavior(stub, True, False, None)
   if wanted_email != response.username:
     raise ValueError(
         'expected username %s, got %s' % (wanted_email, response.username))
@@ -370,11 +360,11 @@ def _per_rpc_creds(stub, args):
   wanted_email = json.load(open(json_key_filename, 'rb'))['client_email']
   credentials = oauth2client_client.GoogleCredentials.get_application_default()
   scoped_credentials = credentials.create_scoped([args.oauth_scope])
-  call_creds = implementations.google_call_credentials(scoped_credentials)
-  options = interfaces.grpc_call_options(disable_compression=False,
-                                         credentials=call_creds)
-  response = _large_unary_common_behavior(stub, True, False,
-                                          protocol_options=options)
+  # TODO(https://github.com/grpc/grpc/issues/6799): Eliminate this last
+  # remaining use of the Beta API.
+  call_credentials = implementations.google_call_credentials(
+      scoped_credentials)
+  response = _large_unary_common_behavior(stub, True, False, call_credentials)
   if wanted_email != response.username:
     raise ValueError(
         'expected username %s, got %s' % (wanted_email, response.username))
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/server.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/server.py
index ab2c3c708f42cc1ac20e5c956d44dee5c63c4620..1ae83bc57d07630973b2e82aa3f5aa8d05e96a2f 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/server.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/server.py
@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@
 """The Python implementation of the GRPC interoperability test server."""
 
 import argparse
+from concurrent import futures
 import logging
 import time
 
-from grpc.beta import implementations
+import grpc
 from src.proto.grpc.testing import test_pb2
 
 from tests.interop import methods
@@ -51,12 +52,13 @@ def serve():
       default=False, type=resources.parse_bool)
   args = parser.parse_args()
 
-  server = test_pb2.beta_create_TestService_server(methods.TestService())
+  server = grpc.server(futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=10))
+  test_pb2.add_TestServiceServicer_to_server(methods.TestService(), server)
   if args.use_tls:
     private_key = resources.private_key()
     certificate_chain = resources.certificate_chain()
-    credentials = implementations.ssl_server_credentials(
-        [(private_key, certificate_chain)])
+    credentials = grpc.ssl_server_credentials(
+        ((private_key, certificate_chain),))
     server.add_secure_port('[::]:{}'.format(args.port), credentials)
   else:
     server.add_insecure_port('[::]:{}'.format(args.port))
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ def serve():
       time.sleep(_ONE_DAY_IN_SECONDS)
   except BaseException as e:
     logging.info('Caught exception "%s"; stopping server...', e)
-    server.stop(0)
+    server.stop(None)
     logging.info('Server stopped; exiting.')
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/stress/client.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/stress/client.py
index 0de2532cd883223fea6387b724450b335e9e0cfd..975f33b4c16135aecb8f61d2158fefa181a8ccde 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/stress/client.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/stress/client.py
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@
 """Entry point for running stress tests."""
 
 import argparse
+from concurrent import futures
 import threading
 
-from grpc.beta import implementations
+import grpc
 from six.moves import queue
 from src.proto.grpc.testing import metrics_pb2
 from src.proto.grpc.testing import test_pb2
@@ -92,24 +93,24 @@ def _parse_weighted_test_cases(test_case_args):
 
 def run_test(args):
   test_cases = _parse_weighted_test_cases(args.test_cases)
-  test_servers = args.server_addresses.split(',')
+  test_server_targets = args.server_addresses.split(',')
   # Propagate any client exceptions with a queue
   exception_queue = queue.Queue()
   stop_event = threading.Event()
   hist = histogram.Histogram(1, 1)
   runners = []
 
-  server = metrics_pb2.beta_create_MetricsService_server(
-      metrics_server.MetricsServer(hist))
+  server = grpc.server(futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=25))
+  metrics_pb2.add_MetricsServiceServicer_to_server(
+      metrics_server.MetricsServer(hist), server)
   server.add_insecure_port('[::]:{}'.format(args.metrics_port))
   server.start()
 
-  for test_server in test_servers:
-    host, port = test_server.split(':', 1)
+  for test_server_target in test_server_targets:
     for _ in xrange(args.num_channels_per_server):
-      channel = implementations.insecure_channel(host, int(port))
+      channel = grpc.insecure_channel(test_server_target)
       for _ in xrange(args.num_stubs_per_channel):
-        stub = test_pb2.beta_create_TestService_stub(channel)
+        stub = test_pb2.TestServiceStub(channel)
         runner = test_runner.TestRunner(stub, test_cases, hist,
                                         exception_queue, stop_event)
         runners.append(runner)
@@ -128,8 +129,8 @@ def run_test(args):
     stop_event.set()
     for runner in runners:
       runner.join()
-      runner = None
-    server.stop(0)
+    runner = None
+    server.stop(None)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   run_test(_args())
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/stress/metrics_server.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/stress/metrics_server.py
index b994e4643e55e0cab997596e44770b26eb264856..33dd1d6f2ad4b108061fc415a0dadb9921a3e3b4 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/stress/metrics_server.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/stress/metrics_server.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ from src.proto.grpc.testing import metrics_pb2
 GAUGE_NAME = 'python_overall_qps'
 
 
-class MetricsServer(metrics_pb2.BetaMetricsServiceServicer):
+class MetricsServer(metrics_pb2.MetricsServiceServicer):
 
   def __init__(self, histogram):
     self._start_time = time.time()
diff --git a/src/ruby/lib/grpc/generic/bidi_call.rb b/src/ruby/lib/grpc/generic/bidi_call.rb
index 196f84f65fdd4de01aa645e1693eaa96c1886475..d7cd9e6df2b8ff14ab451e7403dc3b3bcba25e0b 100644
--- a/src/ruby/lib/grpc/generic/bidi_call.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/lib/grpc/generic/bidi_call.rb
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ module GRPC
       @call = call
       @marshal = marshal
       @op_notifier = nil  # signals completion on clients
-      @readq = Queue.new
       @unmarshal = unmarshal
       @metadata_received = metadata_received
       @reads_complete = false
@@ -83,8 +82,7 @@ module GRPC
     def run_on_client(requests, op_notifier, &blk)
       @op_notifier = op_notifier
       @enq_th = Thread.new { write_loop(requests) }
-      @loop_th = start_read_loop
-      each_queued_msg(&blk)
+      read_loop(&blk)
     end
 
     # Begins orchestration of the Bidi stream for a server generating replies.
@@ -101,14 +99,13 @@ module GRPC
     def run_on_server(gen_each_reply)
       # Pass in the optional call object parameter if possible
       if gen_each_reply.arity == 1
-        replys = gen_each_reply.call(each_queued_msg)
+        replys = gen_each_reply.call(read_loop(is_client: false))
       elsif gen_each_reply.arity == 2
-        replys = gen_each_reply.call(each_queued_msg, @req_view)
+        replys = gen_each_reply.call(read_loop(is_client: false), @req_view)
       else
         fail 'Illegal arity of reply generator'
       end
 
-      @loop_th = start_read_loop(is_client: false)
       write_loop(replys, is_client: false)
     end
 
@@ -145,24 +142,6 @@ module GRPC
       batch_result
     end
 
-    # each_queued_msg yields each message on this instances readq
-    #
-    # - messages are added to the readq by #read_loop
-    # - iteration ends when the instance itself is added
-    def each_queued_msg
-      return enum_for(:each_queued_msg) unless block_given?
-      count = 0
-      loop do
-        GRPC.logger.debug("each_queued_msg: waiting##{count}")
-        count += 1
-        req = @readq.pop
-        GRPC.logger.debug("each_queued_msg: req = #{req}")
-        fail req if req.is_a? StandardError
-        break if req.equal?(END_OF_READS)
-        yield req
-      end
-    end
-
     def write_loop(requests, is_client: true)
       GRPC.logger.debug('bidi-write-loop: starting')
       count = 0
@@ -201,47 +180,45 @@ module GRPC
       raise e
     end
 
-    # starts the read loop
-    def start_read_loop(is_client: true)
-      Thread.new do
-        GRPC.logger.debug('bidi-read-loop: starting')
-        begin
-          count = 0
-          # queue the initial read before beginning the loop
-          loop do
-            GRPC.logger.debug("bidi-read-loop: #{count}")
-            count += 1
-            batch_result = read_using_run_batch
-
-            # handle the next message
-            if batch_result.message.nil?
-              GRPC.logger.debug("bidi-read-loop: null batch #{batch_result}")
-
-              if is_client
-                batch_result = @call.run_batch(RECV_STATUS_ON_CLIENT => nil)
-                @call.status = batch_result.status
-                batch_result.check_status
-                GRPC.logger.debug("bidi-read-loop: done status #{@call.status}")
-              end
-
-              @readq.push(END_OF_READS)
-              GRPC.logger.debug('bidi-read-loop: done reading!')
-              break
+    # Provides an enumerator that yields results of remote reads
+    def read_loop(is_client: true)
+      return enum_for(:read_loop,
+                      is_client: is_client) unless block_given?
+      GRPC.logger.debug('bidi-read-loop: starting')
+      begin
+        count = 0
+        # queue the initial read before beginning the loop
+        loop do
+          GRPC.logger.debug("bidi-read-loop: #{count}")
+          count += 1
+          batch_result = read_using_run_batch
+
+          # handle the next message
+          if batch_result.message.nil?
+            GRPC.logger.debug("bidi-read-loop: null batch #{batch_result}")
+
+            if is_client
+              batch_result = @call.run_batch(RECV_STATUS_ON_CLIENT => nil)
+              @call.status = batch_result.status
+              batch_result.check_status
+              GRPC.logger.debug("bidi-read-loop: done status #{@call.status}")
             end
 
-            # push the latest read onto the queue and continue reading
-            res = @unmarshal.call(batch_result.message)
-            @readq.push(res)
+            GRPC.logger.debug('bidi-read-loop: done reading!')
+            break
           end
-        rescue StandardError => e
-          GRPC.logger.warn('bidi: read-loop failed')
-          GRPC.logger.warn(e)
-          @readq.push(e)  # let each_queued_msg terminate with this error
+
+          res = @unmarshal.call(batch_result.message)
+          yield res
         end
-        GRPC.logger.debug('bidi-read-loop: finished')
-        @reads_complete = true
-        finished
+      rescue StandardError => e
+        GRPC.logger.warn('bidi: read-loop failed')
+        GRPC.logger.warn(e)
+        raise e
       end
+      GRPC.logger.debug('bidi-read-loop: finished')
+      @reads_complete = true
+      finished
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/templates/Makefile.template b/templates/Makefile.template
index 9afc6566e2faf6ac4f4431fa80a7a7122e384fa1..6a7805cf6de6e0224610658073edd26bf56019ff 100644
--- a/templates/Makefile.template
+++ b/templates/Makefile.template
@@ -694,13 +694,6 @@
   NO_DEPS = true
   endif
 
-  INSTALL_OK = false
-  ifeq ($(HAS_VALID_PROTOC),true)
-  ifeq ($(HAS_SYSTEM_PROTOBUF_VERIFY),true)
-  INSTALL_OK = true
-  endif
-  endif
-
   .SECONDARY = %.pb.h %.pb.cc
 
   ifeq ($(DEP_MISSING),)
@@ -1193,7 +1186,7 @@
   	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
   	$(Q) $(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -MMD -MF $(addsuffix .dep, $(basename $@)) -c -o $@ $<
 
-  install: install_c install_cxx install-plugins install-certs verify-install
+  install: install_c install_cxx install-plugins install-certs
 
   install_c: install-headers_c install-static_c install-shared_c
 
@@ -1311,28 +1304,6 @@
   	$(Q) $(INSTALL) -d $(prefix)/share/grpc
   	$(Q) $(INSTALL) etc/roots.pem $(prefix)/share/grpc/roots.pem
 
-  verify-install:
-  ifeq ($(INSTALL_OK),true)
-  	@echo "Your system looks ready to go."
-  	@echo
-  else
-  	@echo "Warning: it looks like protoc 3.0.0+ isn't installed on your system,"
-  	@echo "which means that you won't be able to compile .proto files for use"
-  	@echo "with gRPC."
-  	@echo
-  	@echo "If you are just using pre-compiled protocol buffers, or you otherwise"
-  	@echo "have no need to compile .proto files, you can ignore this."
-  	@echo
-  	@echo "If you do need protobuf for some reason, you can download and install"
-  	@echo "it from:"
-  	@echo
-  	@echo "   https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases"
-  	@echo
-  	@echo "Once you've done so, you can re-run this check by doing:"
-  	@echo
-  	@echo "   make verify-install"
-  endif
-
   clean:
   	$(E) "[CLEAN]   Cleaning build directories."
   	$(Q) $(RM) -rf $(OBJDIR) $(LIBDIR) $(BINDIR) $(GENDIR) cache.mk
diff --git a/templates/grpc.gemspec.template b/templates/grpc.gemspec.template
index ce775ffb90bf7f10cb8767f792fd2a7d72dc2f48..f95adaf30fad0513e1cd41d3c3f1a6e5e5c9bd46 100644
--- a/templates/grpc.gemspec.template
+++ b/templates/grpc.gemspec.template
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     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.5.0.3'
+    s.add_dependency 'google-protobuf', '~> 3.0'
     s.add_dependency 'googleauth',      '~> 0.5.1'
 
     s.add_development_dependency 'bundler',            '~> 1.9'
diff --git a/templates/package.json.template b/templates/package.json.template
index f68f64d04751fd00e59d5ee389afc596ff96bfa0..e9596d4d4cb2bb3296a1d3d28802515e38c3b543 100644
--- a/templates/package.json.template
+++ b/templates/package.json.template
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "devDependencies": {
       "async": "^1.5.0",
       "google-auth-library": "^0.9.2",
-      "google-protobuf": "^3.0.0-alpha.5",
+      "google-protobuf": "^3.0.0",
       "istanbul": "^0.3.21",
       "jsdoc": "^3.3.2",
       "jshint": "^2.5.0",
diff --git a/templates/package.xml.template b/templates/package.xml.template
index 87b1038959875e14d98d59a7a499ce0f9e1e1b20..43d3aa2a58455990e30eda02960e7a0f901d55f6 100644
--- a/templates/package.xml.template
+++ b/templates/package.xml.template
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <email>grpc-packages@google.com</email>
     <active>yes</active>
    </lead>
-   <date>2016-07-28</date>
+   <date>2016-08-09</date>
    <time>16:06:07</time>
    <version>
     <release>${settings.php_version.php()}</release>
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
    </stability>
    <license>BSD</license>
    <notes>
-  - PHP7 Support continued, reduce code duplication #7543
+  - Fixed Ubuntu compile error #7571, #7642
    </notes>
    <contents>
     <dir baseinstalldir="/" name="/">
@@ -249,5 +249,20 @@
   - PHP7 Support continued, reduce code duplication #7543
      </notes>
     </release>
+    <release>
+     <version>
+      <release>1.0.0RC4</release>
+      <api>1.0.0RC4</api>
+     </version>
+     <stability>
+      <release>stable</release>
+      <api>stable</api>
+     </stability>
+     <date>2016-08-09</date>
+     <license>BSD</license>
+     <notes>
+  - Fixed Ubuntu compile error #7571, #7642
+     </notes>
+    </release>
    </changelog>
   </package>
diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/project.json.template b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/project.json.template
index b3244e4d3c94e80be862ba9934180572c12f50d7..19d4b42cf06a04ac3da1f15f36b9dba448a603ca 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/project.json.template
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@
     },
     "dependencies": {
       "Grpc.Core": "${settings.csharp_version}",
-      "Google.Apis.Auth": "1.11.1"
+      "Google.Apis.Auth": "1.15.0"
     },
     "frameworks": {
       "net45": { },
       "netstandard1.5": {
         "imports": [
-          "net45"
+          "portable-net45"
         ],
         "dependencies": {
           "Microsoft.NETCore.Portable.Compatibility": "1.0.1",
diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/project.json.template b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/project.json.template
index 51c5e85c66d890bb9869b281bda5b93dfc290711..67151dbcfa8eea2511a5c860bf1630d632d84381 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/project.json.template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %YAML 1.2
 --- |
   {
-    <%include file="../build_options.include" args="executable=True,includeRuntimes=False"/>
+    <%include file="../build_options.include" args="executable=True"/>
     "dependencies": {
       "Grpc.Examples": {
         "target": "project"
diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathServer/project.json.template b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathServer/project.json.template
index 51c5e85c66d890bb9869b281bda5b93dfc290711..67151dbcfa8eea2511a5c860bf1630d632d84381 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathServer/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathServer/project.json.template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %YAML 1.2
 --- |
   {
-    <%include file="../build_options.include" args="executable=True,includeRuntimes=False"/>
+    <%include file="../build_options.include" args="executable=True"/>
     "dependencies": {
       "Grpc.Examples": {
         "target": "project"
diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/project.json.template b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/project.json.template
index d5d63f658e499a446844937a9f8a5fcf07df369f..117f842e01eb892c2c5a53f380349a038feec7ba 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/project.json.template
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
           "System.IO": ""
         }
       },
-      "netstandard1.5": {
+      "netcoreapp1.0": {
         "imports": [
           "portable-net45"
         ],
         "dependencies": {
+          "Microsoft.NETCore.App": "1.0.0",
           "NETStandard.Library": "1.6.0"
         }
       }
diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/project.json.template b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/project.json.template
index af1ee4250969a8ed5168d96d8498adc1b6875c46..93151f2b89ebd9a814e5ecba59f9a1c8676bdef3 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/project.json.template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %YAML 1.2
 --- |
   {
-    <%include file="../build_options.include" args="executable=True,includeData=True,includeRuntimes=False"/>
+    <%include file="../build_options.include" args="executable=True,includeData=True"/>
     "dependencies": {
       "Grpc.IntegrationTesting": {
         "target": "project"
diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.StressClient/project.json.template b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.StressClient/project.json.template
index af1ee4250969a8ed5168d96d8498adc1b6875c46..93151f2b89ebd9a814e5ecba59f9a1c8676bdef3 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.StressClient/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.StressClient/project.json.template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %YAML 1.2
 --- |
   {
-    <%include file="../build_options.include" args="executable=True,includeData=True,includeRuntimes=False"/>
+    <%include file="../build_options.include" args="executable=True,includeData=True"/>
     "dependencies": {
       "Grpc.IntegrationTesting": {
         "target": "project"
diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/project.json.template b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/project.json.template
index 0a7d5e9af409f3b11f24beed4bce649711d32466..1cb5ca4ba37fabab4577ba771ab6adf9466f7764 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/project.json.template
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         "target": "project"
       },
       "Google.Protobuf": "3.0.0-beta3",
-      "CommandLineParser": "1.9.71",
+      "CommandLineParser.Unofficial": "2.0.275",
       "NUnit": "3.2.0",
       "NUnitLite": "3.2.0-*"
     },
diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/build_options.include b/templates/src/csharp/build_options.include
index a200897e0f246c0b0149add99c1b04a7327be16e..8597ae336757e5717056855c78e5c75e3b811572 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/build_options.include
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/build_options.include
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<%page args="executable=False,includeData=False,includeRuntimes=True"/>\
+<%page args="executable=False,includeData=False"/>\
 "buildOptions": {
   % if executable:
     "emitEntryPoint": true
@@ -52,10 +52,8 @@
     }
   },
   %endif
-  % if includeRuntimes:
   "runtimes": {
     "win7-x64": { },
     "debian.8-x64": { },
     "osx.10.11-x64": { }
   },
-  % endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/build_packages.bat.template b/templates/src/csharp/build_packages.bat.template
index ea2acb661ee9e8b7e050f0c4bb947506389aa549..5cbd8e3746d48a0c035edfaf932b1212f516c58c 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/build_packages.bat.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/build_packages.bat.template
@@ -33,10 +33,7 @@
   
   @rem Current package versions
   set VERSION=${settings.csharp_version}
-  set PROTOBUF_VERSION=3.0.0-beta3
-  
-  @rem Packages that depend on prerelease packages (like Google.Protobuf) need to have prerelease suffix as well.
-  set VERSION_WITH_BETA=%VERSION%-beta
+  set PROTOBUF_VERSION=3.0.0
   
   @rem Adjust the location of nuget.exe
   set NUGET=C:\nuget\nuget.exe
@@ -60,7 +57,6 @@
   
   @rem Fetch all dependencies
   %%NUGET% restore ..\..\vsprojects\grpc_csharp_ext.sln || goto :error
-  %%NUGET% restore Grpc.sln || goto :error
   
   setlocal
   
@@ -75,7 +71,7 @@
   
   %%NUGET% pack Grpc.Auth\Grpc.Auth.nuspec -Symbols -Version %VERSION% || goto :error
   %%NUGET% pack Grpc.Core\Grpc.Core.nuspec -Symbols -Version %VERSION% || goto :error
-  %%NUGET% pack Grpc.HealthCheck\Grpc.HealthCheck.nuspec -Symbols -Version %VERSION_WITH_BETA% -Properties ProtobufVersion=%PROTOBUF_VERSION% || goto :error
+  %%NUGET% pack Grpc.HealthCheck\Grpc.HealthCheck.nuspec -Symbols -Version %VERSION% -Properties ProtobufVersion=%PROTOBUF_VERSION% || goto :error
   %%NUGET% pack Grpc.nuspec -Version %VERSION% || goto :error
   %%NUGET% pack Grpc.Tools.nuspec -Version %VERSION% || goto :error
   
diff --git a/templates/src/node/health_check/package.json.template b/templates/src/node/health_check/package.json.template
index 96b9748aa74a129d227107242b338057a2d9c454..c2bb232245d7facafa94def2621b4fdbc9a7ae4f 100644
--- a/templates/src/node/health_check/package.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/node/health_check/package.json.template
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
       }
     ],
     "dependencies": {
-      "grpc": "^0.15.0",
+      "grpc": "^${settings.node_version}",
       "lodash": "^3.9.3",
-      "google-protobuf": "^3.0.0-alpha.5"
+      "google-protobuf": "^3.0.0"
     },
     "files": [
       "LICENSE",
diff --git a/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest/App.config b/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest/App.config
deleted file mode 100644
index 30d3e094721ff558f2d1e9a0fcfca065f05f37dd..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest/App.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<configuration>
-    <startup> 
-        <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.5" />
-    </startup>
-  <runtime>
-    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Net.Http.Primitives" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.2.29.0" newVersion="4.2.29.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-    </assemblyBinding>
-  </runtime>
-</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest/DistribTest.csproj b/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest/DistribTest.csproj
index 1acb34d1b2e4ba131af27fa4e0a4f9a0410d5265..6ca03b2c800cc1c47f03fb8f16537c8f38f1b9ed 100644
--- a/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest/DistribTest.csproj
+++ b/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest/DistribTest.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project ToolsVersion="12.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>MinimumRecommendedRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
+    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
+    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x64'">
     <OutputPath>bin\x64\Release\</OutputPath>
@@ -51,39 +53,15 @@
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>MinimumRecommendedRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
+    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Reference Include="BouncyCastle.Crypto">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\BouncyCastle.1.7.0\lib\Net40-Client\BouncyCastle.Crypto.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.9.3\lib\net40\Google.Apis.Auth.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.9.3\lib\net40\Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Core">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Core.1.9.3\lib\portable-net40+sl50+win+wpa81+wp80\Google.Apis.Core.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Grpc.Auth">
       <HintPath>..\packages\Grpc.Auth.__GRPC_NUGET_VERSION__\lib\net45\Grpc.Auth.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Grpc.Core">
       <HintPath>..\packages\Grpc.Core.__GRPC_NUGET_VERSION__\lib\net45\Grpc.Core.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Threading.Tasks">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Async.1.0.168\lib\net40\Microsoft.Threading.Tasks.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Threading.Tasks.Extensions">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Async.1.0.168\lib\net40\Microsoft.Threading.Tasks.Extensions.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Threading.Tasks.Extensions.Desktop">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Async.1.0.168\lib\net40\Microsoft.Threading.Tasks.Extensions.Desktop.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.7.0.1\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
     <Reference Include="System.Interactive.Async">
@@ -91,25 +69,33 @@
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Net" />
     <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.Extensions">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Net.Http.2.2.29\lib\net45\System.Net.Http.Extensions.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.Primitives">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Net.Http.2.2.29\lib\net45\System.Net.Http.Primitives.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.WebRequest" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq" />
     <Reference Include="System.Data.DataSetExtensions" />
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
     <Reference Include="System.Data" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
+    <Reference Include="BouncyCastle.Crypto">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\BouncyCastle.1.7.0\lib\Net40-Client\BouncyCastle.Crypto.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.7.0.1\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Core">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Core.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Core.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Program.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="App.config" />
     <None Include="packages.config" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
@@ -119,9 +105,7 @@
       <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Enable NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
     </PropertyGroup>
     <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\Grpc.Core.__GRPC_NUGET_VERSION__\build\net45\Grpc.Core.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\Grpc.Core.__GRPC_NUGET_VERSION__\build\net45\Grpc.Core.targets'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.21\build\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.21\build\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets'))" />
   </Target>
-  <Import Project="..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.21\build\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.21\build\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets')" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
   <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
diff --git a/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest/packages.config b/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest/packages.config
index 69630193d02755067133b3ea86e842920cc760e9..e5d2d9d38313ad259f8eac07565c96adb65ef1ea 100644
--- a/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest/packages.config
+++ b/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest/packages.config
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
   <package id="BouncyCastle" version="1.7.0" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Google.Apis.Auth" version="1.9.3" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Google.Apis.Core" version="1.9.3" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Google.Apis.Auth" version="1.15.0" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Google.Apis.Core" version="1.15.0" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="Grpc" version="__GRPC_NUGET_VERSION__" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="Grpc.Auth" version="__GRPC_NUGET_VERSION__" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="Grpc.Core" version="__GRPC_NUGET_VERSION__" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="Ix-Async" version="1.2.3" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Bcl" version="1.1.10" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Bcl.Async" version="1.0.168" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Bcl.Build" version="1.0.21" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Net.Http" version="2.2.29" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="7.0.1" targetFramework="net45" />
 </packages>
diff --git a/test/distrib/python/distribtest.py b/test/distrib/python/distribtest.py
index dc206881409ff9e5ef899a075e1c684ffecb9f00..0125ee6a56775345122fad4a27f7e9f40722aa71 100644
--- a/test/distrib/python/distribtest.py
+++ b/test/distrib/python/distribtest.py
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@
 # (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
 # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
-from grpc.beta import implementations
+import grpc
 
 # This code doesn't do much but makes sure the native extension is loaded
 # which is what we are testing here.
-channel = implementations.insecure_channel('localhost', 1000)
+channel = grpc.insecure_channel('localhost:1000')
 del channel
 print 'Success!'
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/build_package_node.sh b/tools/run_tests/build_package_node.sh
index f20daeaea097df86bc74bb0b68c1b0bb7a5ebdb2..a5636cf87a7f7c64cade7924cb9b5d6c3ac69311 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/build_package_node.sh
+++ b/tools/run_tests/build_package_node.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ cp grpc-*.tgz $artifacts/grpc.tgz
 mkdir -p bin
 
 cd $base/src/node/health_check
-npm update
 npm pack
 cp grpc-health-check-*.tgz $artifacts/
 
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/package_targets.py b/tools/run_tests/package_targets.py
index ce3f08dfbc98dc6925b60f7fd114aa5cecf7268f..5e6de2e317a92ceca16349d8aac6a22b6ed1d159 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/package_targets.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/package_targets.py
@@ -81,7 +81,14 @@ class CSharpPackage:
       self.labels += ['windows']
 
   def pre_build_jobspecs(self):
-    return []
+    if 'windows' in self.labels:
+      return [create_jobspec('prebuild_%s' % self.name,
+                             ['tools\\run_tests\\pre_build_csharp.bat'],
+                             shell=True,
+                             flake_retries=5,
+                             timeout_retries=2)]
+    else:
+      return []
 
   def build_jobspec(self):
     if self.use_coreclr: