# Which Problems Are Solved
The docs and console API generators used an unversioned
`buf.build/grpc-ecosystem/openapiv2` plugin for the code generation. The
latest version has an issue and fails.
# How the Problems Are Solved
- pin the plugin to the latest running version
# Additional Changes
none
# Additional Context
- noticed internally
- requires backport to at least v4.x
- https://github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/issues/6274
Fix: Pin buf protoc plugin versions to resolve runtime protobuf
compatibility issues
# Which Problems Are Solved
The console application was experiencing a runtime error "requireUtf8 is
not a function" when the authentication service attempted to deserialize
protobuf messages. This error started occurring recently due to
automatic updates of buf protoc plugins.
# How the Problems Are Solved
pinning of the versions in buf.gen.yml and package.json