# Protocol Buffers

> data serialization format

**Wikidata**: [Q1645574](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1645574)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protocol_Buffers)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/protocol-buffers


## References

1. [2025](https://github.com/EvanLi/Github-Ranking/blob/master/Data/github-ranking-2025-07-06.csv)
2. [Release 3.5.0. 2017](https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.5.0)
3. [Release 3.5.0. 2017](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.5.0)
4. [Release 3.4.1. 2017](https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.4.1)
5. [Release 3.4.1. 2017](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.4.1)
6. [Release 3.4.0. 2017](https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.4.0)
7. [Release 3.4.0. 2017](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.4.0)
8. [Release 3.3.0. 2017](https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.3.0)
9. [Release 3.3.0. 2017](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.3.0)
10. [Release 3.2.0. 2017](https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.2.0)
11. [Release 3.2.0. 2017](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.2.0)
12. [Release 3.1.0. 2016](https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.1.0)
13. [Release 3.1.0. 2016](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.1.0)
14. [Release 3.0.2. 2016](https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.0.2)
15. [Release 3.0.2. 2016](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.0.2)
16. [Release 3.0.0. 2016](https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.0.0)
17. [Release 3.0.0. 2016](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.0.0)
18. [Release 2.6.1. 2014](https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/tag/v2.6.1)
19. [Release 2.6.1. 2014](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v2.6.1)
20. [Release 2.6.0. 2014](https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/tag/v2.6.0)
21. [Release 2.6.0. 2014](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v2.6.0)
22. [Release 2.5.0. 2015](https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/tag/v2.5.0)
23. [Release 2.5.0. 2015](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v2.5.0)
24. [Release 2.4.1. 2015](https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/tag/v2.4.1)
25. [Release 2.4.1. 2015](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v2.4.1)
26. [Release 3.5.1. 2017](https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.5.1)
27. [Release 3.5.1. 2017](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.5.1)
28. [Release 3.6.0. 2018](https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.6.0)
29. [Release 3.6.0. 2018](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.6.0)
30. [Release 3.6.1. 2018](https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.6.1)
31. [Release 3.6.1. 2018](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.6.1)
32. [Release 3.7.0. 2019](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.7.0)
33. [Release 3.7.1. 2019](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.7.1)
34. [Release 3.8.0. 2019](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.8.0)
35. [Release 3.9.0. 2019](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.9.0)
36. [Release 3.9.1. 2019](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.9.1)
37. [Release 3.9.2. 2019](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.9.2)
38. [Release 3.10.0. 2019](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.10.0)
39. [Release 3.10.1. 2019](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.10.1)
40. [Release 3.11.0. 2019](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.11.0)
41. [Release 3.11.1. 2019](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.11.1)
42. [Release 3.11.2. 2019](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.11.2)
43. [Release 3.11.3. 2020](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.11.3)
44. [Release 3.11.4. 2020](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.11.4)
45. [Release 3.12.0. 2020](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.12.0)
46. [Release 3.12.1. 2020](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.12.1)
47. [Release 3.12.2. 2020](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.12.2)
48. [Release 3.12.3. 2020](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.12.3)
49. [Release 3.12.4. 2020](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.12.4)
50. [Release 3.13.0. 2020](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.13.0)