Answer: The latest version of Protocol Buffers is 36.2, released on 2026-09-17.
Status: Confirmed
Entry: version/protobuf
Revision: 1
Digest: sha256:3bc04d3ab01e424e (changes whenever the content changes)

Timeline:
  Created: 2026-11-12T11:23:44Z
  Last changed: 2026-11-12T11:23:44Z
  Last verified: 2026-11-12T11:45:02Z
  Next check: 2026-11-13T11:45:02Z
  Check interval: Daily
  Expected change: New releases are published at no fixed schedule.

Data:
  Field | Value | Source | As of
  Latest version | 36.2 | [1] | 2026-11-12
  Release tag | v36.2 | [1] | 2026-11-12
  Released | 2026-09-17T17:33:01Z | [1] | 2026-11-12
  Release notes | https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v36.2 | [1] | 2026-11-12

Sources:
  [1] GitHub (protocolbuffers/protobuf). "Protocol Buffers: release information". https://api.github.com/repos/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/latest
      Role: primary. Accessed: 2026-11-12T11:45:02Z
      Quote: ""tag_name":"v36.2"" (Supports: Latest version, Release tag)
      Quote: ""published_at":"2026-09-17T17:33:01Z"" (Supports: Released)
      Quote: ""html_url":"https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v36.2"" (Supports: Release notes)
      Published: 2026-09-17T18:22:40Z
      Snapshot SHA-256: d25ef21513c746d96fc165f84c774f504e4f5c17c8c4697c4ba5493ee2cfd5d8 (captured 2026-11-12T11:45:02Z)

Verification:
  Method: Read by code directly from the structured data published at [1]; no language model was involved. Every value appears verbatim in a quoted passage of [1].
  Cross-check: not-available at 2026-11-12T11:45:02Z. No independent second source is configured for this entry
  Last successful check: 2026-11-12T11:45:02Z
  Last attempt: 2026-11-12T11:45:02Z

Notes and limitations:
  "Latest version" is the newest release marked as latest on GitHub; pre-releases and drafts are excluded.

Change log:
  Time | Event | Change | Source
  2026-11-12T11:23:44Z | added | Entry created | —
  Changes for this entry as a feed: https://latestn.com/version/protobuf/latest

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How to cite:
    latestN. (2026). What is the latest version of Protocol Buffers? Revision 1, last verified 2026-11-12T11:45:02Z. https://latestn.com/version/protobuf (accessed 2026-11-12T12:52:42Z).

    @misc{latestN_version_protobuf_r1,
      title        = {What is the latest version of Protocol Buffers?},
      author       = {{latestN}},
      year         = {2026},
      howpublished = {\url{https://latestn.com/version/protobuf}},
      note         = {Revision 1; digest sha256:3bc04d3ab01e424e; last verified 2026-11-12T11:45:02Z; accessed 2026-11-12T12:52:42Z}
    }

URL: https://latestn.com/version/protobuf