diff --git a/examples/maven/pom.xml b/examples/maven/pom.xml
index 3c395040..12dc190a 100644
--- a/examples/maven/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/maven/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.luaj</groupId>
       <artifactId>luaj-jse</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0-alpha3</version>
+      <version>3.0-beta1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>