News Announcements for Version 31.x
Changes announced for Protocol Buffers version 31.x.
The following announcements are specific to Version 31.x, which was released May 14, 2025. For information presented chronologically, see News.
The following sections cover planned breaking changes in the v31 release, expected in 2025 Q2. Also included are some changes that aren’t breaking but may require action on your part. These describe changes as we anticipate them being implemented, but due to the flexible nature of software some of these changes may not land or may vary from how they are described in this topic.
Dropping Ruby 3.0 Support
As per our official Ruby support policy, we will be dropping support for Ruby 3.0. The minimum supported Ruby version will be 3.1.