Protocol Buffers Version 26.0-rc2 is Released!

[Sandy Zhang]

This version includes breaking change(s) to C++, Java, PHP, Python:

• [PHP] Remove deprecated legacy class aliases. (#15709) (096e127)
• [Java] Remove the deprecated always_print_primitive_fields option from Java, Python and C++ JSON parsers. (06e7cab)
• [Python] Remove the deprecated always_print_primitive_fields option from Java, Python and C++ JSON parsers. (06e7cab)
• [Python] Removed obsolete/duplicate setup.py from Python. (#15708) (5722aef)
• [C++] Remove the deprecated always_print_primitive_fields option from Java, Python and C++ JSON parsers. (06e7cab)

You can view the release and complete release notes on GitHub and additional information on our News page.

If you experience any issues with the release, please file a bug or post on the Protocol Buffers forum.