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C# | 3.36.x | | 3.0.0
Go | 1.36.x | | 1.20.0
Java | 4.36.x | 3.25.x | 3.0.0
ObjC | 5.36.x | 4.33.x | 4.30.0
PHP | 5.36.x | 4.33.x | 4.26.0
Python | 7.36.x | 6.33.x | [3.20.0](https://protobuf.dev/support/cross-version-runtime-guarantee#python)
Ruby | 4.36.x | | 3.0.0
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[Jetpack](https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/support/+/refs/heads/androidx-main/docs/api_guidelines/modules#module-minsdkversion).
We support whichever version is lower.

## Objective-C {#objc}

**Release Support Dates**

<table class="version-table">
<tr>
<th>Protobuf Objective-C</th>
<th>Release date</th>
<th>End of support</th>
</tr>
<tr class="end-of-life">
<th>3.x</th>
<td>25 May 2022</td>
<td>31 Mar 2026</td>
</tr>
<tr class="maintenance">
<th>4.x</th>
<td>4 Mar 2025</td>
<td>31 Mar 2027</td>
</tr>
<tr class="active">
<th>5.x</th>
<td>25 Feb 2026</td>
<td>Q4 2027</td>
</tr>
</table>

**Release Support Chart**

<table class="version-chart">
<tr>
<th>Protobuf Objective-C</th>
<th>protoc</th>
<th class="y23q4"><span>23Q4</span></th>
<th class="y24q1"><span>24Q1</span></th>
<th class="y24q2"><span>24Q2</span></th>
<th class="y24q3"><span>24Q3</span></th>
<th class="y24q4"><span>24Q4</span></th>
<th class="y25q1"><span>25Q1</span></th>
<th class="y25q2"><span>25Q2</span></th>
<th class="y25q3"><span>25Q3</span></th>
<th class="y25q4"><span>25Q4</span></th>
<th class="y26q1"><span>26Q1</span></th>
<th class="y26q2"><span>26Q2</span></th>
<th class="y26q3"><span>26Q3</span></th>
</tr>
<tr class="end-of-life">
<th>3.x</th>
<td>21.x-29.x</td>
<td class="y23q4 active">3.25</td>
<td class="y24q1 active">3.26</td>
<td class="y24q2 active">3.27</td>
<td class="y24q3 active">3.28</td>
<td class="y24q4 active">3.29</td>
<td class="y25q1 maintenance" colspan=4>3.29</td>
<td class="y26q1"></td>
<td class="y26q2"></td>
<td class="y26q3"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="maintenance">
<th>4.x</th>
<td>30.x-33.x</td>
<td class="y23q4"></td>
<td class="y24q1"></td>
<td class="y24q2"></td>
<td class="y24q3"></td>
<td class="y24q4"></td>
<td class="y25q1 active">4.30</td>
<td class="y25q2 active">4.31</td>
<td class="y25q3 active">4.32</td>
<td class="y25q4 active">4.33</td>
<td class="y26q1 maintenance">4.33</td>
<td class="y26q2 maintenance">4.33</td>
<td class="y26q3 maintenance">4.33</td>
</tr>
<tr class="active">
<th>5.x</th>
<td>34.x-37.x</td>
<td class="y23q4"></td>
<td class="y24q1"></td>
<td class="y24q2"></td>
<td class="y24q3"></td>
<td class="y24q4"></td>
<td class="y25q1"></td>
<td class="y25q2"></td>
<td class="y25q3"></td>
<td class="y25q4"></td>
<td class="y26q1 active">5.34</td>
<td class="y26q2 active">5.35</td>
<td class="y26q3 active">5.36</td>
</tr>
</table>

{{% alert title="Note" color="note" %}}
Support for Objective-C will be dropped as of the 38.x release. Objective-C will
continue to maintain support for older branches until their end of support date.
See the [GitHub issue](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/issues/30118)
for more details.{{% /alert %}}

## PHP {#php}

**Release Support Dates**
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