From 9fd3f32bca54d7a0bb8371ac351c2a515e5b8b16 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: chalmer lowe <chalmerlowe@google.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2026 10:59:13 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] feat!: drop support for Python 3.8

fix(deps): require protobuf >= 4.25.8, < 8.0.0

feat: migrate core library code from split repo

BREAKING CHANGE: Python 3.8 is no longer supported.