firebase · dconeybe · Sep 17, 2026 · Sep 10, 2026 · Sep 11, 2026 · Sep 11, 2026
diff --git a/encoders/firebase-encoders-proto/firebase-encoders-proto.gradle b/encoders/firebase-encoders-proto/firebase-encoders-proto.gradle
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation 'com.google.guava:guava:31.0-jre'
     testImplementation libs.protobuf.java.util
     testImplementation libs.truth
-    testImplementation 'com.google.truth.extensions:truth-proto-extension:1.0'
+    testImplementation libs.truth.proto.extension
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.1'
 }
 

diff --git a/...ebase-encoders/src/test/kotlin/com/google/firebase/encoders/proto/codegen/ParsingTests.kt b/...ebase-encoders/src/test/kotlin/com/google/firebase/encoders/proto/codegen/ParsingTests.kt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import com.google.firebase.testing.LinkedListProto
 import com.google.firebase.testing.SimpleProto
 import com.google.firebase.testing.Types
 import com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor
-import com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3
+import com.google.protobuf.MessageOrBuilder
 import com.google.protobuf.Timestamp
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class ParsingTests {
 
 private fun parse(
   vararg files: FileDescriptor,
-  include: List<GeneratedMessageV3> = listOf()
+  include: List<MessageOrBuilder> = listOf()
 ): List<UserDefined> {
   return DefaultParser(
       CodeGenConfig.newBuilder()

diff --git a/firebase-dataconnect/CHANGELOG.md b/firebase-dataconnect/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
   to interfaces such as `FirebaseDataConnect` and `OperationRef`, to explicitly
   prevent implementing or inheriting from these interfaces.
   ([#8603](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/pull/8603))
+- [changed] Upgraded gRPC to 1.84.0 and Protocol Buffers to 4.36.1.
+  ([#8580](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/pull/8580))
 
 # 17.4.0
 

diff --git a/firebase-firestore/CHANGELOG.md b/firebase-firestore/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Unreleased
 
+- [changed] Upgraded gRPC to 1.84.0 and Protocol Buffers to 4.36.1.
+  ([#8580](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/pull/8580))
+
 # 26.6.0
 
 - [feature] Implemented support for retrieving documents up to 16MB over gRPC (#8363)

diff --git a/firebase-firestore/gradle.properties b/firebase-firestore/gradle.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-version=26.6.1
+version=27.0.0
 latestReleasedVersion=26.6.0
diff --git a/firebase-inappmessaging/CHANGELOG.md b/firebase-inappmessaging/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Unreleased
 
+- [changed] Upgraded gRPC to 1.84.0 and Protocol Buffers to 4.36.1.
+  ([#8580](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/pull/8580))
+
 # 22.0.3
 
 - [changed] Bumped internal dependencies.

diff --git a/firebase-inappmessaging/gradle.properties b/firebase-inappmessaging/gradle.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-version=22.0.4
+version=23.0.0
 latestReleasedVersion=22.0.3
diff --git a/firebase-perf/CHANGELOG.md b/firebase-perf/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Unreleased
 
+- [changed] Updated Protocol Buffers to 4.36.1. (#8580)
+- [changed] Removed the unused dependency on `protolite-well-known-types`. (#8580)
+
 # 22.0.6
 
 - [fixed] Fixed `_app_start` traces being suppressed on API 34+ devices for typical

diff --git a/firebase-perf/firebase-perf.gradle b/firebase-perf/firebase-perf.gradle
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ dependencies {
     implementation libs.dagger.dagger
     api libs.firebase.annotations
     api 'com.google.firebase:firebase-installations-interop:17.1.0'
-    api project(":protolite-well-known-types")
     implementation libs.okhttp
     api(libs.firebase.common)
     api(libs.firebase.components)

diff --git a/firebase-perf/gradle.properties b/firebase-perf/gradle.properties
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 #
 
-version=22.0.7
+version=23.0.0
 latestReleasedVersion=22.0.6
 android.enableUnitTestBinaryResources=true
 
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -34,15 +34,15 @@ glide = "5.0.5"
 googleApiClient = "2.8.1"
 googleServices = "4.3.15"
 gradleErrorpronePlugin = "4.2.0"
-grpc = "1.62.2"
-grpcKotlin = "1.4.1"
+grpc = "1.84.0"
+grpcKotlin = "1.4.3" # Do not upgrade to 1.5.0 until kotlin-stdlib is upgraded to 2.20.0 or greater
 hamcrest = "3.0"
 hamcrestLibrary = "3.0"
 httpclientAndroid = "4.3.5.1"
 integrity = "1.4.0"
 jacksonCore = "2.13.1"
 jacksonDatabind = "2.21.3"
-javalite = "3.25.5"
+javalite = "4.36.1"
 jsonassert = "1.5.0"
 kotest = "5.9.0" # Do not use 5.9.1 because it reverts the fix for https://github.com/kotest/kotest/issues/3981
 kotestAssertionsCore = "5.8.1"
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ mockk = "1.14.0"                # Do not use 1.14.2 or above due to a bug in spy
 playServicesCloudMessaging = "17.4.0"
 playServicesStats = "17.0.2"
 playServicesVision = "20.1.3"
-protoGoogleCommonProtos = "1.18.0"
+protoGoogleCommonProtos = "2.75.0"
 protobufGradlePlugin = "0.9.6"
-protobufjavautil = "3.25.5"
-protoc = "3.25.5"
+protobufjavautil = "4.36.1"
+protoc = "4.36.1"
 quickcheck = "0.6"
 reactiveStreams = "1.0.4"
 robolectric = "4.12"            # Do not use >4.12 as it breaks the build
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ spotless = "7.0.4"
 symbolProcessingApi = "2.3.6"
 testServices = "1.6.0"
 truth = "1.4.5"
-truthProtoExtension = "1.0"
+truthProtoExtension = "1.4.5"
 wiremockStandalone = "3.13.2"
 
 [libraries]

diff --git a/protolite-well-known-types/CHANGELOG.md b/protolite-well-known-types/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Unreleased
 
+- [changed] Upgraded Protocol Buffers to 4.36.1 and Google Common Protos to 2.75.0.
+  ([#8580](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/pull/8580))
+- [changed] Removed the vendored copy of `descriptor.proto`. The
+  `DescriptorProtos` classes are no longer bundled in this library and are
+  instead provided by `protobuf-javalite`. (#8580)
+
 # 18.0.1
 
 - [changed] Updated protobuf dependency to `3.25.5` to fix

diff --git a/protolite-well-known-types/gradle.properties b/protolite-well-known-types/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # IMPORTANT (b/285892320) Keep version and latestReleasedVersion in sync 
 # unless you are releasing a new version of the library to prevent issues 
 # with transitive dependencies.
-version=18.0.1
+version=19.0.0
 latestReleasedVersion=18.0.1