From e5098227aa202f5bac80369bc48baf1cffd2f04c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stanley Cheung <stanleycheung@google.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2020 00:03:49 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Main Makefile should require protobuf 3.12+ now

---
 Makefile                    | 362 ++++++++++++++++++------------------
 templates/Makefile.template |  10 +-
 2 files changed, 186 insertions(+), 186 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cf294e9b9ba..f606c616c7c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(HAS_PKG_CONFIG),true)
 OPENSSL_ALPN_CHECK_CMD = $(PKG_CONFIG) --atleast-version=1.0.2 openssl
 ZLIB_CHECK_CMD = $(PKG_CONFIG) --exists zlib
-PROTOBUF_CHECK_CMD = $(PKG_CONFIG) --atleast-version=3.5.0 protobuf
+PROTOBUF_CHECK_CMD = $(PKG_CONFIG) --atleast-version=3.12.0 protobuf
 CARES_CHECK_CMD = $(PKG_CONFIG) --atleast-version=1.11.0 libcares
 else # HAS_PKG_CONFIG
 
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ protobuf_dep_message:
 	@echo
 	@echo "DEPENDENCY ERROR"
 	@echo
-	@echo "The target you are trying to run requires protobuf 3.5.0+"
+	@echo "The target you are trying to run requires protobuf 3.12.0+"
 	@echo "Your system doesn't have it, and neither does the third_party directory."
 	@echo
 	@echo "Please consult INSTALL to get more information."
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ protoc_dep_message:
 	@echo
 	@echo "DEPENDENCY ERROR"
 	@echo
-	@echo "The target you are trying to run requires protobuf-compiler 3.5.0+"
+	@echo "The target you are trying to run requires protobuf-compiler 3.12.0+"
 	@echo "Your system doesn't have it, and neither does the third_party directory."
 	@echo
 	@echo "Please consult INSTALL to get more information."
@@ -6675,7 +6675,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gen_hpack_tables: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -6718,7 +6718,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gen_legal_metadata_characters: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -6761,7 +6761,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gen_percent_encoding_tables: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -11350,7 +11350,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/address_sorting_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -11396,7 +11396,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/address_sorting_test_unsecure: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -11445,7 +11445,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/alarm_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -11492,7 +11492,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/alts_concurrent_connectivity_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -11547,7 +11547,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/alts_credentials_fuzzer: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -11592,7 +11592,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/alts_util_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -11640,7 +11640,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/async_end2end_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -11694,7 +11694,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/auth_property_iterator_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -11737,7 +11737,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/backoff_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -11782,7 +11782,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bad_streaming_id_bad_client_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -11831,7 +11831,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/badreq_bad_client_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -11878,7 +11878,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bdp_estimator_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -11921,7 +11921,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_alarm: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -11965,7 +11965,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_arena: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -12009,7 +12009,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_byte_buffer: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -12053,7 +12053,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_call_create: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -12101,7 +12101,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_callback_streaming_ping_pong: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -12157,7 +12157,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_callback_unary_ping_pong: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -12209,7 +12209,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_channel: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -12253,7 +12253,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_chttp2_hpack: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -12297,7 +12297,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_chttp2_transport: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -12341,7 +12341,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_closure: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -12385,7 +12385,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_cq: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -12429,7 +12429,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_cq_multiple_threads: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -12473,7 +12473,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_error: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -12517,7 +12517,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_fullstack_streaming_ping_pong: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -12561,7 +12561,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_fullstack_streaming_pump: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -12605,7 +12605,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_fullstack_trickle: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -12649,7 +12649,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_fullstack_unary_ping_pong: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -12693,7 +12693,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_metadata: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -12737,7 +12737,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_pollset: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -12781,7 +12781,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_threadpool: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -12825,7 +12825,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_timer: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -12869,7 +12869,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/byte_buffer_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -12912,7 +12912,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/byte_stream_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -12957,7 +12957,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/cancel_ares_query_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -13008,7 +13008,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/cfstream_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -13061,7 +13061,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/channel_arguments_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -13104,7 +13104,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/channel_filter_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -13149,7 +13149,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/channel_trace_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -13198,7 +13198,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/channelz_registry_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -13245,7 +13245,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/channelz_service_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -13300,7 +13300,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/channelz_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -13359,7 +13359,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/cli_call_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -13434,7 +13434,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/client_callback_end2end_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -13496,7 +13496,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/client_channel_stress_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -13554,7 +13554,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/client_fuzzer: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -13604,7 +13604,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/client_interceptors_end2end_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -13667,7 +13667,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/client_lb_end2end_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -13727,7 +13727,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/codegen_test_full: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -13770,7 +13770,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/codegen_test_minimal: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -13815,7 +13815,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/connection_prefix_bad_client_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -13862,7 +13862,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/connectivity_state_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -13905,7 +13905,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/context_list_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -13952,7 +13952,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/delegating_channel_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -14005,7 +14005,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/destroy_grpclb_channel_with_active_connect_stress_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -14050,7 +14050,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/duplicate_header_bad_client_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -14103,7 +14103,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/end2end_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -14162,7 +14162,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/error_details_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -14208,7 +14208,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/eventmanager_libuv_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -14254,7 +14254,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/exception_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -14308,7 +14308,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/filter_end2end_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -14364,7 +14364,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/flaky_network_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -14421,7 +14421,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/generic_end2end_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -14473,7 +14473,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/global_config_env_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -14516,7 +14516,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/global_config_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -14566,7 +14566,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_cli: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -14622,7 +14622,7 @@ GRPC_CPP_PLUGIN_OBJS = $(addprefix $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/, $(addsuffix .o, $(basen
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_cpp_plugin: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -14653,7 +14653,7 @@ GRPC_CSHARP_PLUGIN_OBJS = $(addprefix $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/, $(addsuffix .o, $(ba
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_csharp_plugin: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -14684,7 +14684,7 @@ GRPC_NODE_PLUGIN_OBJS = $(addprefix $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/, $(addsuffix .o, $(base
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_node_plugin: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -14715,7 +14715,7 @@ GRPC_OBJECTIVE_C_PLUGIN_OBJS = $(addprefix $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/, $(addsuffix .o,
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_objective_c_plugin: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -14746,7 +14746,7 @@ GRPC_PHP_PLUGIN_OBJS = $(addprefix $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/, $(addsuffix .o, $(basen
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_php_plugin: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -14777,7 +14777,7 @@ GRPC_PYTHON_PLUGIN_OBJS = $(addprefix $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/, $(addsuffix .o, $(ba
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_python_plugin: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -14808,7 +14808,7 @@ GRPC_RUBY_PLUGIN_OBJS = $(addprefix $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/, $(addsuffix .o, $(base
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_ruby_plugin: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -14847,7 +14847,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_tls_credentials_options_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -14899,7 +14899,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_tool_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -14968,7 +14968,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpclb_api_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -15020,7 +15020,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpclb_end2end_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -15077,7 +15077,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/h2_ssl_session_reuse_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -15122,7 +15122,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -15171,7 +15171,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/headers_bad_client_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -15225,7 +15225,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/health_service_end2end_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -15286,7 +15286,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/hpack_parser_fuzzer_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -15334,7 +15334,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/http2_client: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -15385,7 +15385,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/http_request_fuzzer_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -15431,7 +15431,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/http_response_fuzzer_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -15481,7 +15481,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/hybrid_end2end_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -15538,7 +15538,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/initial_settings_frame_bad_client_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -15591,7 +15591,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/interop_client: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -15655,7 +15655,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/interop_server: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -15711,7 +15711,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/interop_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -15755,7 +15755,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/json_fuzzer_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -15800,7 +15800,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/json_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -15845,7 +15845,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/large_metadata_bad_client_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -15896,7 +15896,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/lb_get_cpu_stats_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -15948,7 +15948,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/lb_load_data_store_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -15993,7 +15993,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/linux_system_roots_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -16040,7 +16040,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/message_allocator_end2end_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -16097,7 +16097,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/mock_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -16150,7 +16150,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/nanopb_fuzzer_response_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -16196,7 +16196,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/nanopb_fuzzer_serverlist_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -16244,7 +16244,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/nonblocking_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -16294,7 +16294,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/noop-benchmark: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -16338,7 +16338,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/orphanable_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -16383,7 +16383,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/out_of_bounds_bad_client_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -16431,7 +16431,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/percent_decode_fuzzer: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -16477,7 +16477,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/percent_encode_fuzzer: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -16522,7 +16522,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/pid_controller_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -16569,7 +16569,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/port_sharing_end2end_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -16628,7 +16628,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/proto_server_reflection_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -16686,7 +16686,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/proto_utils_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -16751,7 +16751,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/qps_json_driver: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -16870,7 +16870,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/qps_worker: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -16963,7 +16963,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/raw_end2end_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -17018,7 +17018,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/ref_counted_ptr_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -17061,7 +17061,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/ref_counted_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -17104,7 +17104,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/retry_throttle_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -17147,7 +17147,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/secure_auth_context_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -17195,7 +17195,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/server_builder_plugin_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -17253,7 +17253,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/server_builder_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -17306,7 +17306,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/server_builder_with_socket_mutator_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -17356,7 +17356,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/server_chttp2_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -17399,7 +17399,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/server_context_test_spouse_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -17445,7 +17445,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/server_early_return_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -17496,7 +17496,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/server_fuzzer: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -17546,7 +17546,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/server_interceptors_end2end_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -17604,7 +17604,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/server_registered_method_bad_client_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -17654,7 +17654,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/server_request_call_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -17709,7 +17709,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/service_config_end2end_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -17764,7 +17764,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/service_config_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -17807,7 +17807,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/settings_timeout_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -17854,7 +17854,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/shutdown_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -17908,7 +17908,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/simple_request_bad_client_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -17955,7 +17955,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/slice_hash_table_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -17998,7 +17998,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/slice_weak_hash_table_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -18042,7 +18042,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/ssl_server_fuzzer: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -18087,7 +18087,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/static_metadata_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -18130,7 +18130,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/stats_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -18173,7 +18173,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/status_metadata_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -18216,7 +18216,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/status_util_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -18263,7 +18263,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/streaming_throughput_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -18315,7 +18315,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/string_ref_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -18358,7 +18358,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/test_cpp_client_credentials_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -18401,7 +18401,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/test_cpp_util_slice_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -18444,7 +18444,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/test_cpp_util_time_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -18487,7 +18487,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/thread_manager_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -18534,7 +18534,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/thread_stress_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -18586,7 +18586,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/time_jump_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -18629,7 +18629,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/timer_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -18672,7 +18672,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/tls_security_connector_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -18716,7 +18716,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/too_many_pings_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -18763,7 +18763,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/unknown_frame_bad_client_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -18811,7 +18811,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/uri_fuzzer_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -18858,7 +18858,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/window_overflow_bad_client_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -18905,7 +18905,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/work_serializer_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -18971,7 +18971,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/writes_per_rpc_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -19081,7 +19081,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/xds_bootstrap_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -19134,7 +19134,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/xds_end2end_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -19202,7 +19202,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/xds_interop_client: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -19255,7 +19255,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/xds_interop_server: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -19307,7 +19307,7 @@ $(BORINGSSL_SSL_TEST_OBJS): CPPFLAGS += -DOPENSSL_NO_ASM -D_GNU_SOURCE
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/boringssl_ssl_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -19417,7 +19417,7 @@ $(BORINGSSL_CRYPTO_TEST_OBJS): CPPFLAGS += -DOPENSSL_NO_ASM -D_GNU_SOURCE
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/boringssl_crypto_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -19584,7 +19584,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/alts_credentials_fuzzer_one_entry: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -19630,7 +19630,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/client_fuzzer_one_entry: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -19676,7 +19676,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/hpack_parser_fuzzer_test_one_entry: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -19722,7 +19722,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/http_request_fuzzer_test_one_entry: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -19768,7 +19768,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/http_response_fuzzer_test_one_entry: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -19814,7 +19814,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/json_fuzzer_test_one_entry: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -19860,7 +19860,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/nanopb_fuzzer_response_test_one_entry: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -19906,7 +19906,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/nanopb_fuzzer_serverlist_test_one_entry: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -19952,7 +19952,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/percent_decode_fuzzer_one_entry: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -19998,7 +19998,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/percent_encode_fuzzer_one_entry: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -20044,7 +20044,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/server_fuzzer_one_entry: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -20090,7 +20090,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/ssl_server_fuzzer_one_entry: protobuf_dep_error
 
@@ -20136,7 +20136,7 @@ else
 
 ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
 $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/uri_fuzzer_test_one_entry: protobuf_dep_error
 
diff --git a/templates/Makefile.template b/templates/Makefile.template
index 815fac1ac5c..d62305f36f5 100644
--- a/templates/Makefile.template
+++ b/templates/Makefile.template
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@
   ifeq ($(HAS_PKG_CONFIG),true)
   OPENSSL_ALPN_CHECK_CMD = $(PKG_CONFIG) --atleast-version=1.0.2 openssl
   ZLIB_CHECK_CMD = $(PKG_CONFIG) --exists zlib
-  PROTOBUF_CHECK_CMD = $(PKG_CONFIG) --atleast-version=3.5.0 protobuf
+  PROTOBUF_CHECK_CMD = $(PKG_CONFIG) --atleast-version=3.12.0 protobuf
   CARES_CHECK_CMD = $(PKG_CONFIG) --atleast-version=1.11.0 libcares
   else # HAS_PKG_CONFIG
 
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@
   	@echo
   	@echo "DEPENDENCY ERROR"
   	@echo
-  	@echo "The target you are trying to run requires protobuf 3.5.0+"
+  	@echo "The target you are trying to run requires protobuf 3.12.0+"
   	@echo "Your system doesn't have it, and neither does the third_party directory."
   	@echo
   	@echo "Please consult INSTALL to get more information."
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@
   	@echo
   	@echo "DEPENDENCY ERROR"
   	@echo
-  	@echo "The target you are trying to run requires protobuf-compiler 3.5.0+"
+  	@echo "The target you are trying to run requires protobuf-compiler 3.12.0+"
   	@echo "Your system doesn't have it, and neither does the third_party directory."
   	@echo
   	@echo "Please consult INSTALL to get more information."
@@ -1717,7 +1717,7 @@
   % endif
   % if lib.language == 'c++':
   ## If the lib was C++, we have to close the Makefile's if that tested
-  ## the presence of protobuf 3.5.0+
+  ## the presence of protobuf 3.12.0+
 
   endif
   % endif
@@ -1783,7 +1783,7 @@
 
   ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
-  # You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+  # You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.12.0+.
 
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/${tgt.name}: protobuf_dep_error