From a3f58eba3781e550c838539b6cc88e02c0aebf72 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?R=C3=A9my=20Fr=C3=A8rebeau?=
 <77391972+rfrerebe-stx@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2026 12:36:14 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] chore: require protobuf > 8.0.0

---
 gapic/ads-templates/setup.py.j2                     | 2 +-
 gapic/templates/setup.py.j2                         | 2 +-
 setup.py                                            | 2 +-
 tests/integration/goldens/asset/setup.py            | 2 +-
 tests/integration/goldens/credentials/setup.py      | 2 +-
 tests/integration/goldens/eventarc/setup.py         | 2 +-
 tests/integration/goldens/logging/setup.py          | 2 +-
 tests/integration/goldens/logging_internal/setup.py | 2 +-
 tests/integration/goldens/redis/setup.py            | 2 +-
 tests/integration/goldens/redis_selective/setup.py  | 2 +-
 10 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gapic/ads-templates/setup.py.j2 b/gapic/ads-templates/setup.py.j2
index 79d2e0b3fa..0d40bbb55c 100644
--- a/gapic/ads-templates/setup.py.j2
+++ b/gapic/ads-templates/setup.py.j2
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "googleapis-common-protos >= 1.53.0",
     "grpcio >= 1.10.0",
     "proto-plus >= 1.22.3, <2.0.0",
-    "protobuf >= 4.25.8, <7.0.0",
+    "protobuf >= 4.25.8, < 8.0.0",
     {% if api.requires_package(('google', 'iam', 'v1')) %}
     "grpc-google-iam-v1",
     {% endif %}
diff --git a/gapic/templates/setup.py.j2 b/gapic/templates/setup.py.j2
index bff08c5006..831f5d0f31 100644
--- a/gapic/templates/setup.py.j2
+++ b/gapic/templates/setup.py.j2
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "proto-plus >= 1.22.3, <2.0.0",
     "proto-plus >= 1.25.0, <2.0.0; python_version >= '3.13'",
     {# Explicitly exclude protobuf versions mentioned in https://cloud.google.com/support/bulletins#GCP-2022-019 #}
-    "protobuf >= 4.25.8, <7.0.0",
+    "protobuf >= 4.25.8, < 8.0.0",
     {% for package_tuple, package_info in pypi_packages.items() %}
     {# Quick check to make sure `package_info.package_name` is not the package being generated so we don't circularly include this package in its own constraints file. #}
     {% if api.naming.warehouse_package_name != package_info.package_name %}
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 30ae36f148..d8c1a94288 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     # https://jinja.palletsprojects.com/en/3.0.x/templates/#jinja-filters.map
     # https://jinja.palletsprojects.com/en/2.11.x/changelog/#version-2-11-0
     "jinja2 >= 2.11",
-    "protobuf >= 4.25.8, <7.0.0",
+    "protobuf >= 4.25.8, < 8.0.0",
     "pypandoc >= 1.4",
     "PyYAML >= 5.1.1",
     "grpc-google-iam-v1 >= 0.14.0, < 1.0.0",
diff --git a/tests/integration/goldens/asset/setup.py b/tests/integration/goldens/asset/setup.py
index c8118e1a4a..be5ff602c9 100755
--- a/tests/integration/goldens/asset/setup.py
+++ b/tests/integration/goldens/asset/setup.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "grpcio >= 1.75.1, < 2.0.0; python_version >= '3.14'",
     "proto-plus >= 1.22.3, <2.0.0",
     "proto-plus >= 1.25.0, <2.0.0; python_version >= '3.13'",
-    "protobuf >= 4.25.8, <7.0.0",
+    "protobuf >= 4.25.8, < 8.0.0",
     "google-cloud-access-context-manager >= 0.1.2, <1.0.0",
     "google-cloud-os-config >= 1.0.0, <2.0.0",
     "grpc-google-iam-v1 >= 0.14.0, <1.0.0",
diff --git a/tests/integration/goldens/credentials/setup.py b/tests/integration/goldens/credentials/setup.py
index 759cd11bc5..8da6aed1dd 100755
--- a/tests/integration/goldens/credentials/setup.py
+++ b/tests/integration/goldens/credentials/setup.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "grpcio >= 1.75.1, < 2.0.0; python_version >= '3.14'",
     "proto-plus >= 1.22.3, <2.0.0",
     "proto-plus >= 1.25.0, <2.0.0; python_version >= '3.13'",
-    "protobuf >= 4.25.8, <7.0.0",
+    "protobuf >= 4.25.8, < 8.0.0",
 ]
 extras = {
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/goldens/eventarc/setup.py b/tests/integration/goldens/eventarc/setup.py
index eae607c5b2..cbb2177568 100755
--- a/tests/integration/goldens/eventarc/setup.py
+++ b/tests/integration/goldens/eventarc/setup.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "grpcio >= 1.75.1, < 2.0.0; python_version >= '3.14'",
     "proto-plus >= 1.22.3, <2.0.0",
     "proto-plus >= 1.25.0, <2.0.0; python_version >= '3.13'",
-    "protobuf >= 4.25.8, <7.0.0",
+    "protobuf >= 4.25.8, < 8.0.0",
     "grpc-google-iam-v1 >= 0.14.0, <1.0.0",
 ]
 extras = {
diff --git a/tests/integration/goldens/logging/setup.py b/tests/integration/goldens/logging/setup.py
index 2464aa281a..0b99458443 100755
--- a/tests/integration/goldens/logging/setup.py
+++ b/tests/integration/goldens/logging/setup.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "grpcio >= 1.75.1, < 2.0.0; python_version >= '3.14'",
     "proto-plus >= 1.22.3, <2.0.0",
     "proto-plus >= 1.25.0, <2.0.0; python_version >= '3.13'",
-    "protobuf >= 4.25.8, <7.0.0",
+    "protobuf >= 4.25.8, < 8.0.0",
 ]
 extras = {
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/goldens/logging_internal/setup.py b/tests/integration/goldens/logging_internal/setup.py
index 2464aa281a..0b99458443 100755
--- a/tests/integration/goldens/logging_internal/setup.py
+++ b/tests/integration/goldens/logging_internal/setup.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "grpcio >= 1.75.1, < 2.0.0; python_version >= '3.14'",
     "proto-plus >= 1.22.3, <2.0.0",
     "proto-plus >= 1.25.0, <2.0.0; python_version >= '3.13'",
-    "protobuf >= 4.25.8, <7.0.0",
+    "protobuf >= 4.25.8, < 8.0.0",
 ]
 extras = {
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/goldens/redis/setup.py b/tests/integration/goldens/redis/setup.py
index 878aac76e0..2cf3926c8e 100755
--- a/tests/integration/goldens/redis/setup.py
+++ b/tests/integration/goldens/redis/setup.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "grpcio >= 1.75.1, < 2.0.0; python_version >= '3.14'",
     "proto-plus >= 1.22.3, <2.0.0",
     "proto-plus >= 1.25.0, <2.0.0; python_version >= '3.13'",
-    "protobuf >= 4.25.8, <7.0.0",
+    "protobuf >= 4.25.8, < 8.0.0",
 ]
 extras = {
     "async_rest": [
diff --git a/tests/integration/goldens/redis_selective/setup.py b/tests/integration/goldens/redis_selective/setup.py
index 878aac76e0..2cf3926c8e 100755
--- a/tests/integration/goldens/redis_selective/setup.py
+++ b/tests/integration/goldens/redis_selective/setup.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "grpcio >= 1.75.1, < 2.0.0; python_version >= '3.14'",
     "proto-plus >= 1.22.3, <2.0.0",
     "proto-plus >= 1.25.0, <2.0.0; python_version >= '3.13'",
-    "protobuf >= 4.25.8, <7.0.0",
+    "protobuf >= 4.25.8, < 8.0.0",
 ]
 extras = {
     "async_rest": [