[1.x] Let Scala Steward auto-update com.google.protobuf
#1501
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Due to popularity of
com.google.protobuf
, CVE reports oncom.google.protobuf
are quite common. Sooner or later Zinc's current version ofcom.google.protobuf
will be flagged again.This needs further discussion but I wonder if we should auto update
com.google.protobuf
.Previously we decided to opt-out of auto update
com.google.protobuf
due to worry about regression, but as we have experienced, sticking with the samecom.google.protobuf
version can also inevitably cause Zinc to be flagged by security software for depending on a vulnerable dependency.We also have really strong unit tests for serialization / deserialization that minimizes the risk of regression. For instance our CI caught several issues related to Consistent Analysis Format, including an intermittent deadlock issue.