Allow protobuf 7

Author: tconley1428

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@cec208311dfd045dd5311c1add060b2062131d57 # v8
       - run: uv tool install poethepoet
       - run: uv remove google-adk --optional google-adk
+      - run: uv add --dev --python 3.10 "googleapis-common-protos==1.70.0"
       - run: uv add --python 3.10 "protobuf<4"
       - run: uv sync --all-extras
       - run: poe build-develop

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ to docs, or any other relevant information.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+
+- Relaxed the protobuf dependency bounds to allow protobuf 7 where compatible
+  with the selected optional dependencies.
+
 ## [1.29.0] - 2026-06-17
 
 ### Added

pyproject.toml

@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 keywords = ["temporal", "workflow"]
 dependencies = [
   "nexus-rpc==1.4.0",
-  "protobuf>=3.20,<7.0.0",
+  "protobuf>=3.20,<8.0.0",
   "python-dateutil>=2.8.2,<3 ; python_version < '3.11'",
-  "types-protobuf>=3.20,<7.0.0",
+  "types-protobuf>=3.20,<8.0.0",
   "typing-extensions>=4.2.0,<5",
 ]
 classifiers = [
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dev = [
   "openai-agents[litellm]>=0.14.0; python_version < '3.14'",
   "litellm>=1.83.0",
   "openinference-instrumentation-google-adk>=0.1.11",
-  "googleapis-common-protos==1.70.0",
+  "googleapis-common-protos>=1.75.0,<2",
   "pytest-rerunfailures>=16.1",
   "pytest-xdist>=3.6,<4",
   "moto[s3,server]>=5",

scripts/_proto/Dockerfile

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ COPY ./ ./
 
 RUN mkdir -p ./temporalio/api
 RUN uv remove google-adk --optional google-adk
+RUN uv add --dev "googleapis-common-protos==1.70.0"
 RUN uv add "protobuf<4"
 RUN uv sync --all-extras
 RUN uv run scripts/gen_protos.py

scripts/gen_payload_visitor.py

@@ -290,17 +290,16 @@ def walk(self, desc: Descriptor) -> bool:
                 continue
 
             # Repeated fields (including maps which are represented as repeated messages)
-            if field.label == FieldDescriptor.LABEL_REPEATED:
-                if (
-                    field.message_type is not None
-                    and field.message_type.GetOptions().map_entry
-                ):
-                    val_fd = field.message_type.fields_by_name.get("value")
+            if field.is_repeated:
+                message_type = field.message_type
+                if message_type is not None and message_type.GetOptions().map_entry:
+                    val_fd = message_type.fields_by_name.get("value")
                     if (
                         val_fd is not None
                         and val_fd.type == FieldDescriptor.TYPE_MESSAGE
                     ):
                         child_desc = val_fd.message_type
+                        assert child_desc is not None
                         child_needed = self.walk(child_desc)
                         if child_needed:
                             has_payload = True
@@ -313,12 +312,13 @@ def walk(self, desc: Descriptor) -> bool:
                                 )
                             )
 
-                    key_fd = field.message_type.fields_by_name.get("key")
+                    key_fd = message_type.fields_by_name.get("key")
                     if (
                         key_fd is not None
                         and key_fd.type == FieldDescriptor.TYPE_MESSAGE
                     ):
                         child_desc = key_fd.message_type
+                        assert child_desc is not None
                         child_needed = self.walk(child_desc)
                         if child_needed:
                             has_payload = True
@@ -331,14 +331,16 @@ def walk(self, desc: Descriptor) -> bool:
                                 )
                             )
                 else:
+                    assert message_type is not None
                     item = self._collect_repeated(
-                        field.message_type, field, f"o.{field.name}"
+                        message_type, field, f"o.{field.name}"
                     )
                     if item is not None:
                         has_payload = True
                         emit_items.append(item)
             else:
                 child_desc = field.message_type
+                assert child_desc is not None
                 child_has_payload = self.walk(child_desc)
                 has_payload |= child_has_payload
                 if child_has_payload:
@@ -358,6 +360,7 @@ def walk(self, desc: Descriptor) -> bool:
             first = True
             for field in fields:
                 child_desc = field.message_type
+                assert child_desc is not None
                 child_has_payload = self.walk(child_desc)
                 has_payload |= child_has_payload
                 if child_has_payload:

temporalio/converter/_failure_converter.py

@@ -283,7 +283,9 @@ def _nexus_failure_to_temporal_failure(
             failure.metadata
             and failure.metadata.get("type") == _TEMPORAL_FAILURE_PROTO_TYPE
         ):
-            google.protobuf.json_format.ParseDict(failure.details, temporal_failure)
+            google.protobuf.json_format.ParseDict(
+                dict(failure.details or {}), temporal_failure
+            )
         else:
             temporal_failure.application_failure_info.SetInParent()
             temporal_failure.application_failure_info.type = "NexusFailure"

tests/conftest.py

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         f"Expected {temporalio.__file__} to be in {sys.prefix}"
     )
 
-# Unless specifically overridden, we expect tests to run under protobuf 4.x/5.x lib
+# Unless specifically overridden, we expect tests to run under protobuf 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x lib
 import google.protobuf
 
 protobuf_version = google.protobuf.__version__
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
         protobuf_version.startswith("4.")
         or protobuf_version.startswith("5.")
         or protobuf_version.startswith("6.")
-    ), f"Expected protobuf 4.x/5.x/6.x, got {protobuf_version}"
+        or protobuf_version.startswith("7.")
+    ), f"Expected protobuf 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x, got {protobuf_version}"
 
 
 def pytest_runtest_setup(item):  # type: ignore[reportMissingParameterType]

tests/nexus/test_temporal_system_nexus.py

@@ -147,12 +147,13 @@ def _build_proto_sample(message_type: type[Message]) -> Message:
 
 def _populate_proto_sample(message: Message, *, path: str = "value") -> None:
     seen_oneofs: set[str] = set()
-    for field in message.DESCRIPTOR.fields:
+    for raw_field in message.DESCRIPTOR.fields:
+        field = cast(FieldDescriptor, raw_field)
         if field.containing_oneof is not None:
             if field.containing_oneof.name in seen_oneofs:
                 continue
             seen_oneofs.add(field.containing_oneof.name)
-        if field.label == FieldDescriptor.LABEL_REPEATED:
+        if field.is_repeated:
             if (
                 field.message_type is not None
                 and field.message_type.GetOptions().map_entry
@@ -186,8 +187,10 @@ def _populate_proto_map_entry(
     *,
     path: str,
 ) -> None:
-    key_field = field.message_type.fields_by_name["key"]
-    value_field = field.message_type.fields_by_name["value"]
+    message_type = field.message_type
+    assert message_type is not None
+    key_field = message_type.fields_by_name["key"]
+    value_field = message_type.fields_by_name["value"]
     key = _proto_scalar_sample(key_field, path=f"{path}.{field.name}.key")
     container = getattr(message, field.name)
     if value_field.cpp_type == FieldDescriptor.CPPTYPE_MESSAGE:
@@ -222,10 +225,12 @@ def _proto_scalar_sample(field: FieldDescriptor, *, path: str) -> Any:
     ):
         return 1.5
     if field.cpp_type == FieldDescriptor.CPPTYPE_ENUM:
-        for enum_value in field.enum_type.values:
+        enum_type = field.enum_type
+        assert enum_type is not None
+        for enum_value in enum_type.values:
             if enum_value.number != 0:
                 return enum_value.number
-        return field.enum_type.values[0].number
+        return enum_type.values[0].number
     raise TypeError(f"Unhandled proto scalar sample at {path}: {field!r}")
 
 

tests/worker/test_command_aware_visitor.py

@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ def _get_workflow_command_protos_with_seq() -> Iterator[type[Any]]:
     """Get concrete classes of all workflow command protos with a seq field."""
     for descriptor in workflow_commands_pb2.DESCRIPTOR.message_types_by_name.values():
         if "seq" in descriptor.fields_by_name:
-            yield descriptor._concrete_class
+            yield getattr(descriptor, "_concrete_class")
 
 
 def _get_workflow_activation_job_protos_with_seq() -> Iterator[type[Any]]:
     """Get concrete classes of all workflow activation job protos with a seq field."""
     for descriptor in workflow_activation_pb2.DESCRIPTOR.message_types_by_name.values():
         if "seq" in descriptor.fields_by_name:
-            yield descriptor._concrete_class
+            yield getattr(descriptor, "_concrete_class")