There is an updated pull request by ahesford against master on the void-packages repository https://github.com/ahesford/void-packages protobuf https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/22175 protobuf: restructure and update to 3.12.1 This package updates `protobuf` to 3.12.1, which causes an SO version bump that ripples through a bunch of dependents, as always. I've made a few changes in the package structure: 1. Move unversioned `protobuf` and `protobuf-devel` (which was SO version 22) to versioned `protobuf22{,-devel}`; this mirrors the previous move from unversioned to SO version 18. 2. Do *NOT* create a versioned `protobuf22-lite` subpackage. There is a versioned `protobuf18-lite`, but it is just a meta that pulls in `libprotobuf18-lite`, so it is pointless. No need to repeat that mistake for `protobuf22`. 3. Create versioned `protobuf23` and subpackages that follow the same structure as `protobuf22`, but using Protocol Buffers version 3.12.1 with SO version 23. This *will not provied* the unversioned packages that `protobuf22` used to. 4. Create meta-packages `protobuf`, `protobuf-devel`, `protobuf-lite` and `libprotoc-devel` that pull in the right versioned packages. In the last update, there was a big dance to rename the unversioned `protobuf` subpackages from PB version 3.7.1 (SO version 18) to versioned `protobuf18` and the like, then create new unversioned packages for SO version 22 provided by PB version 3.11.x. With a standalone meta, we create the new versioned packages *once*, and just bump the dependents in the `protobuf` meta-package to point to the latest one. This mimics the LLVM meta/provider structure and makes updates a little less painful. I'm currently rebuilding all of the revbumps on all supported archs because Travis will time out; when the builds are all done, I'll drop draft status and post an update. @the-maldridge: I mentioned this on IRC, but let me know if you are swamped with other things and want me to take ownership of the `protobuf` packages. I use them regularly and have a vested interest in tracking new updates. A patch file from https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/22175.patch is attached