diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index 423d94e26f9888dc67e8d96589ae962abb5fb2a7..1cffd14ba592b1d9882549dd5b94fe298dbe62ad 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ requirements:
     - setuptools
     - numpy
     - pvl
-    - protobuf 3.0.0b2
+    - protobuf
     - gdal
     - icu
     - h5py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ requirements:
     - setuptools
     - numpy
     - pvl
-    - protobuf 3.0.0b2
+    - protobuf
     - gdal
     - icu
     - h5py