Is protoc-gen-go safe to use?

protoc-gen-go has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.36.11). DepScope rates its health at 56/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of protoc-gen-go?

The latest version of protoc-gen-go is 1.36.11, released 2025-12-13.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of protoc-gen-go.

No, protoc-gen-go is actively maintained. Latest release: 1.36.11 (2025-12-13).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for protoc-gen-go at this time.

protoc-gen-go is licensed under BSD-3-Clause.

homebrewv1.36.11

Go support for Google's protocol buffers

License BSD-3-Clausepermissive1 versions1 maintainers2 deps89 weekly dl

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Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (56/100) — consider alternatives

Health breakdown0 – 100

15/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

7/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Dependencies (2)

API access

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curl https://depscope.dev/api/check/homebrew/protoc-gen-go

Last updated · 2025-12-13T19:41:50Z