diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6283ab106..3d9980289 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ require (
 replace (
 	code.cloudfoundry.org/gofileutils => github.com/cloudfoundry/gofileutils v0.0.0-20170111115228-4d0c80011a0f
 	github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/api => ./api
-	github.com/golang/protobuf => github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.3
 	github.com/portworx/sched-ops => github.com/portworx/sched-ops v0.20.4-openstorage-rc3
 	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 => github.com/gomodules/jsonpatch/v2 v2.2.0
 	//
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 326af5033..57c4a1281 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -398,8 +398,24 @@ github.com/golang/mock v1.4.3/go.mod h1:UOMv5ysSaYNkG+OFQykRIcU/QvvxJf3p21QfJ2Bt
 github.com/golang/mock v1.4.4/go.mod h1:l3mdAwkq5BuhzHwde/uurv3sEJeZMXNpwsxVWU71h+4=
 github.com/golang/mock v1.5.0/go.mod h1:CWnOUgYIOo4TcNZ0wHX3YZCqsaM1I1Jvs6v3mP3KVu8=
 github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0/go.mod h1:p6yTPP+5HYm5mzsMV8JkE6ZKdX+/wYM6Hr+LicevLPs=
-github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.3 h1:JjCZWpVbqXDqFVmTfYWEVTMIYrL/NPdPSCHPJ0T/raM=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.2.0/go.mod h1:6lQm79b+lXiMfvg/cZm0SGofjICqVBUtrP5yJMmIC1U=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.1/go.mod h1:6lQm79b+lXiMfvg/cZm0SGofjICqVBUtrP5yJMmIC1U=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.2/go.mod h1:6lQm79b+lXiMfvg/cZm0SGofjICqVBUtrP5yJMmIC1U=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.3/go.mod h1:vzj43D7+SQXF/4pzW/hwtAqwc6iTitCiVSaWz5lYuqw=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.4/go.mod h1:vzj43D7+SQXF/4pzW/hwtAqwc6iTitCiVSaWz5lYuqw=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.5/go.mod h1:6O5/vntMXwX2lRkT1hjjk0nAC1IDOTvTlVgjlRvqsdk=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:ceaxUfeHdC40wWswd/P6IGgMaK3YpKi5j83Wpe3EHw8=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.0-rc.1.0.20200221234624-67d41d38c208/go.mod h1:xKAWHe0F5eneWXFV3EuXVDTCmh+JuBKY0li0aMyXATA=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.0-rc.2/go.mod h1:LlEzMj4AhA7rCAGe4KMBDvJI+AwstrUpVNzEA03Pprs=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.0-rc.4.0.20200313231945-b860323f09d0/go.mod h1:WU3c8KckQ9AFe+yFwt9sWVRKCVIyN9cPHBJSNnbL67w=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.0/go.mod h1:jodUvKwWbYaEsadDk5Fwe5c77LiNKVO9IDvqG2KuDX0=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.1/go.mod h1:U8fpvMrcmy5pZrNK1lt4xCsGvpyWQ/VVv6QDs8UjoX8=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.2/go.mod h1:oDoupMAO8OvCJWAcko0GGGIgR6R6ocIYbsSw735rRwI=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.3/go.mod h1:oDoupMAO8OvCJWAcko0GGGIgR6R6ocIYbsSw735rRwI=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.0/go.mod h1:FsONVRAS9T7sI+LIUmWTfcYkHO4aIWwzhcaSAoJOfIk=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.1/go.mod h1:DopwsBzvsk0Fs44TXzsVbJyPhcCPeIwnvohx4u74HPM=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.2 h1:ROPKBNFfQgOUMifHyP+KYbvpjbdoFNs+aK7DXlji0Tw=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.2/go.mod h1:XVQd3VNwM+JqD3oG2Ue2ip4fOMUkwXdXDdiuN0vRsmY=
 github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.0-20170215233205-553a64147049/go.mod h1:/XxbfmMg8lxefKM7IXC3fBNl/7bRcc72aCRzEWrmP2Q=
 github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.0-20180518054509-2e65f85255db/go.mod h1:/XxbfmMg8lxefKM7IXC3fBNl/7bRcc72aCRzEWrmP2Q=
 github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.1/go.mod h1:/XxbfmMg8lxefKM7IXC3fBNl/7bRcc72aCRzEWrmP2Q=
@@ -1592,6 +1608,11 @@ google.golang.org/grpc v1.47.0/go.mod h1:vN9eftEi1UMyUsIF80+uQXhHjbXYbm0uXoFCACu
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.50.1 h1:DS/BukOZWp8s6p4Dt/tOaJaTQyPyOoCcrjroHuCeLzY=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.50.1/go.mod h1:ZgQEeidpAuNRZ8iRrlBKXZQP1ghovWIVhdJRyCDK+GI=
 google.golang.org/grpc/cmd/protoc-gen-go-grpc v1.1.0/go.mod h1:6Kw0yEErY5E/yWrBtf03jp27GLLJujG4z/JK95pnjjw=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v0.0.0-20200109180630-ec00e32a8dfd/go.mod h1:DFci5gLYBciE7Vtevhsrf46CRTquxDuWsQurQQe4oz8=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v0.0.0-20200221191635-4d8936d0db64/go.mod h1:kwYJMbMJ01Woi6D6+Kah6886xMZcty6N08ah7+eCXa0=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v0.0.0-20200228230310-ab0ca4ff8a60/go.mod h1:cfTl7dwQJ+fmap5saPgwCLgHXTUD7jkjRqWcaiX5VyM=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.20.1-0.20200309200217-e05f789c0967/go.mod h1:A+miEFZTKqfCUM6K7xSMQL9OKL/b6hQv+e19PK+JZNE=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.21.0/go.mod h1:47Nbq4nVaFHyn7ilMalzfO3qCViNmqZ2kzikPIcrTAo=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.22.0/go.mod h1:EGpADcykh3NcUnDUJcl1+ZksZNG86OlYog2l/sGQquU=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.23.0/go.mod h1:EGpADcykh3NcUnDUJcl1+ZksZNG86OlYog2l/sGQquU=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.23.1-0.20200526195155-81db48ad09cc/go.mod h1:EGpADcykh3NcUnDUJcl1+ZksZNG86OlYog2l/sGQquU=
diff --git a/internal/cephfs/controllerserver.go b/internal/cephfs/controllerserver.go
index 57ba1318a..7d93e977b 100644
--- a/internal/cephfs/controllerserver.go
+++ b/internal/cephfs/controllerserver.go
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ import (
 	rterrors "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util/reftracker/errors"
 
 	"github.com/container-storage-interface/spec/lib/go/csi"
-	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/timestamp"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
+
 	"github.com/kubernetes-csi/csi-lib-utils/protosanitizer"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
@@ -914,12 +915,7 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) doSnapshot(
 
 		return snap, fmt.Errorf("failed to get snapshot info for snapshot:%s", snapID)
 	}
-	var t *timestamp.Timestamp
-	t, err = fsutil.ParseTime(ctx, snap.CreatedAt)
-	if err != nil {
-		return snap, err
-	}
-	snap.CreationTime = t
+	snap.CreationTime = timestamppb.New(snap.CreatedAt)
 	err = snapClient.ProtectSnapshot(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to protect snapshot %s %v", snapID, err)
diff --git a/internal/cephfs/store/fsjournal.go b/internal/cephfs/store/fsjournal.go
index 656304efe..daf328f1a 100644
--- a/internal/cephfs/store/fsjournal.go
+++ b/internal/cephfs/store/fsjournal.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util/log"
 
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/timestamp"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -430,12 +431,8 @@ func CheckSnapExists(
 			}
 		}
 	}()
-	tm, err := fsutil.ParseTime(ctx, snapInfo.CreatedAt)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
-	}
+	sid.CreationTime = timestamppb.New(snapInfo.CreatedAt)
 
-	sid.CreationTime = tm
 	// found a snapshot already available, process and return it!
 	sid.SnapshotID, err = util.GenerateVolID(ctx, volOptions.Monitors, cr, volOptions.FscID,
 		"", volOptions.ClusterID, snapUUID, fsutil.VolIDVersion)
diff --git a/internal/cephfs/util/util.go b/internal/cephfs/util/util.go
index e5866fa13..ec6508ce4 100644
--- a/internal/cephfs/util/util.go
+++ b/internal/cephfs/util/util.go
@@ -16,16 +16,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package util
 
-import (
-	"context"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util/log"
-
-	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes"
-	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/timestamp"
-)
-
 // VolumeID string representation.
 type VolumeID string
 
@@ -36,14 +26,3 @@ const (
 	// RadosNamespace to store CSI specific objects and keys.
 	RadosNamespace = "csi"
 )
-
-func ParseTime(ctx context.Context, createTime time.Time) (*timestamp.Timestamp, error) {
-	tm, err := ptypes.TimestampProto(createTime)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to convert time %s %v", createTime, err)
-
-		return tm, err
-	}
-
-	return tm, nil
-}
diff --git a/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go b/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go
index 4ee86b4d0..1e794057a 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ import (
 	librbd "github.com/ceph/go-ceph/rbd"
 	"github.com/ceph/go-ceph/rbd/admin"
 	"github.com/container-storage-interface/spec/lib/go/csi"
-	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes"
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/timestamp"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/cloud-provider/volume/helpers"
 	mount "k8s.io/mount-utils"
@@ -1599,11 +1599,7 @@ func (ri *rbdImage) getImageInfo() error {
 		return err
 	}
 	t := time.Unix(tm.Sec, tm.Nsec)
-	protoTime, err := ptypes.TimestampProto(t)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	ri.CreatedAt = protoTime
+	ri.CreatedAt = timestamppb.New(t)
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/descriptor/descriptor.go b/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/descriptor/descriptor.go
index c3c4a2b87..ffde8a650 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/descriptor/descriptor.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/descriptor/descriptor.go
@@ -79,14 +79,9 @@ func deriveRawDescriptor(d protoreflect.Descriptor) ([]byte, []int) {
 	}
 
 	// Obtain the raw file descriptor.
-	var raw []byte
-	switch fd := d.(type) {
-	case interface{ ProtoLegacyRawDesc() []byte }:
-		raw = fd.ProtoLegacyRawDesc()
-	case protoreflect.FileDescriptor:
-		raw, _ = proto.Marshal(protodesc.ToFileDescriptorProto(fd))
-	}
-	file := protoimpl.X.CompressGZIP(raw)
+	fd := d.(protoreflect.FileDescriptor)
+	b, _ := proto.Marshal(protodesc.ToFileDescriptorProto(fd))
+	file := protoimpl.X.CompressGZIP(b)
 
 	// Reverse the indexes, since we populated it in reverse.
 	for i, j := 0, len(idxs)-1; i < j; i, j = i+1, j-1 {
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/jsonpb/decode.go b/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/jsonpb/decode.go
index 7c6c5a524..60e82caa9 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/jsonpb/decode.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/jsonpb/decode.go
@@ -135,14 +135,14 @@ func (u *Unmarshaler) unmarshalMessage(m protoreflect.Message, in []byte) error
 	md := m.Descriptor()
 	fds := md.Fields()
 
-	if string(in) == "null" && md.FullName() != "google.protobuf.Value" {
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	if jsu, ok := proto.MessageV1(m.Interface()).(JSONPBUnmarshaler); ok {
 		return jsu.UnmarshalJSONPB(u, in)
 	}
 
+	if string(in) == "null" && md.FullName() != "google.protobuf.Value" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	switch wellKnownType(md.FullName()) {
 	case "Any":
 		var jsonObject map[string]json.RawMessage
@@ -332,11 +332,12 @@ func (u *Unmarshaler) unmarshalMessage(m protoreflect.Message, in []byte) error
 			raw = v
 		}
 
+		field := m.NewField(fd)
 		// Unmarshal the field value.
-		if raw == nil || (string(raw) == "null" && !isSingularWellKnownValue(fd)) {
+		if raw == nil || (string(raw) == "null" && !isSingularWellKnownValue(fd) && !isSingularJSONPBUnmarshaler(field, fd)) {
 			continue
 		}
-		v, err := u.unmarshalValue(m.NewField(fd), raw, fd)
+		v, err := u.unmarshalValue(field, raw, fd)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -364,11 +365,12 @@ func (u *Unmarshaler) unmarshalMessage(m protoreflect.Message, in []byte) error
 			return fmt.Errorf("extension field %q does not extend message %q", xname, m.Descriptor().FullName())
 		}
 
+		field := m.NewField(fd)
 		// Unmarshal the field value.
-		if raw == nil || (string(raw) == "null" && !isSingularWellKnownValue(fd)) {
+		if raw == nil || (string(raw) == "null" && !isSingularWellKnownValue(fd) && !isSingularJSONPBUnmarshaler(field, fd)) {
 			continue
 		}
-		v, err := u.unmarshalValue(m.NewField(fd), raw, fd)
+		v, err := u.unmarshalValue(field, raw, fd)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -390,6 +392,14 @@ func isSingularWellKnownValue(fd protoreflect.FieldDescriptor) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func isSingularJSONPBUnmarshaler(v protoreflect.Value, fd protoreflect.FieldDescriptor) bool {
+	if fd.Message() != nil && fd.Cardinality() != protoreflect.Repeated {
+		_, ok := proto.MessageV1(v.Interface()).(JSONPBUnmarshaler)
+		return ok
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func (u *Unmarshaler) unmarshalValue(v protoreflect.Value, in []byte, fd protoreflect.FieldDescriptor) (protoreflect.Value, error) {
 	switch {
 	case fd.IsList():
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/proto/registry.go b/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/proto/registry.go
index 1e7ff6420..066b4323b 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/proto/registry.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/proto/registry.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protodesc"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoreflect"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoregistry"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/runtime/protoimpl"
@@ -62,14 +63,7 @@ func FileDescriptor(s filePath) fileDescGZIP {
 	// Find the descriptor in the v2 registry.
 	var b []byte
 	if fd, _ := protoregistry.GlobalFiles.FindFileByPath(s); fd != nil {
-		if fd, ok := fd.(interface{ ProtoLegacyRawDesc() []byte }); ok {
-			b = fd.ProtoLegacyRawDesc()
-		} else {
-			// TODO: Use protodesc.ToFileDescriptorProto to construct
-			// a descriptorpb.FileDescriptorProto and marshal it.
-			// However, doing so causes the proto package to have a dependency
-			// on descriptorpb, leading to cyclic dependency issues.
-		}
+		b, _ = Marshal(protodesc.ToFileDescriptorProto(fd))
 	}
 
 	// Locally cache the raw descriptor form for the file.
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/any.go b/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/any.go
index e729dcff1..85f9f5736 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/any.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/any.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ const urlPrefix = "type.googleapis.com/"
 
 // AnyMessageName returns the message name contained in an anypb.Any message.
 // Most type assertions should use the Is function instead.
+//
+// Deprecated: Call the any.MessageName method instead.
 func AnyMessageName(any *anypb.Any) (string, error) {
 	name, err := anyMessageName(any)
 	return string(name), err
@@ -38,6 +40,8 @@ func anyMessageName(any *anypb.Any) (protoreflect.FullName, error) {
 }
 
 // MarshalAny marshals the given message m into an anypb.Any message.
+//
+// Deprecated: Call the anypb.New function instead.
 func MarshalAny(m proto.Message) (*anypb.Any, error) {
 	switch dm := m.(type) {
 	case DynamicAny:
@@ -58,6 +62,9 @@ func MarshalAny(m proto.Message) (*anypb.Any, error) {
 // Empty returns a new message of the type specified in an anypb.Any message.
 // It returns protoregistry.NotFound if the corresponding message type could not
 // be resolved in the global registry.
+//
+// Deprecated: Use protoregistry.GlobalTypes.FindMessageByName instead
+// to resolve the message name and create a new instance of it.
 func Empty(any *anypb.Any) (proto.Message, error) {
 	name, err := anyMessageName(any)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -76,6 +83,8 @@ func Empty(any *anypb.Any) (proto.Message, error) {
 //
 // The target message m may be a *DynamicAny message. If the underlying message
 // type could not be resolved, then this returns protoregistry.NotFound.
+//
+// Deprecated: Call the any.UnmarshalTo method instead.
 func UnmarshalAny(any *anypb.Any, m proto.Message) error {
 	if dm, ok := m.(*DynamicAny); ok {
 		if dm.Message == nil {
@@ -100,6 +109,8 @@ func UnmarshalAny(any *anypb.Any, m proto.Message) error {
 }
 
 // Is reports whether the Any message contains a message of the specified type.
+//
+// Deprecated: Call the any.MessageIs method instead.
 func Is(any *anypb.Any, m proto.Message) bool {
 	if any == nil || m == nil {
 		return false
@@ -119,6 +130,9 @@ func Is(any *anypb.Any, m proto.Message) bool {
 //   var x ptypes.DynamicAny
 //   if err := ptypes.UnmarshalAny(a, &x); err != nil { ... }
 //   fmt.Printf("unmarshaled message: %v", x.Message)
+//
+// Deprecated: Use the any.UnmarshalNew method instead to unmarshal
+// the any message contents into a new instance of the underlying message.
 type DynamicAny struct{ proto.Message }
 
 func (m DynamicAny) String() string {
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/doc.go b/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/doc.go
index fb9edd5c6..d3c33259d 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/doc.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/doc.go
@@ -3,4 +3,8 @@
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
 // Package ptypes provides functionality for interacting with well-known types.
+//
+// Deprecated: Well-known types have specialized functionality directly
+// injected into the generated packages for each message type.
+// See the deprecation notice for each function for the suggested alternative.
 package ptypes
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/duration.go b/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/duration.go
index 6110ae8a4..b2b55dd85 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/duration.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/duration.go
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ const (
 
 // Duration converts a durationpb.Duration to a time.Duration.
 // Duration returns an error if dur is invalid or overflows a time.Duration.
+//
+// Deprecated: Call the dur.AsDuration and dur.CheckValid methods instead.
 func Duration(dur *durationpb.Duration) (time.Duration, error) {
 	if err := validateDuration(dur); err != nil {
 		return 0, err
@@ -39,6 +41,8 @@ func Duration(dur *durationpb.Duration) (time.Duration, error) {
 }
 
 // DurationProto converts a time.Duration to a durationpb.Duration.
+//
+// Deprecated: Call the durationpb.New function instead.
 func DurationProto(d time.Duration) *durationpb.Duration {
 	nanos := d.Nanoseconds()
 	secs := nanos / 1e9
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/timestamp.go b/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/timestamp.go
index 026d0d491..8368a3f70 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/timestamp.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/timestamp.go
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ const (
 //
 // A nil Timestamp returns an error. The first return value in that case is
 // undefined.
+//
+// Deprecated: Call the ts.AsTime and ts.CheckValid methods instead.
 func Timestamp(ts *timestamppb.Timestamp) (time.Time, error) {
 	// Don't return the zero value on error, because corresponds to a valid
 	// timestamp. Instead return whatever time.Unix gives us.
@@ -46,6 +48,8 @@ func Timestamp(ts *timestamppb.Timestamp) (time.Time, error) {
 }
 
 // TimestampNow returns a google.protobuf.Timestamp for the current time.
+//
+// Deprecated: Call the timestamppb.Now function instead.
 func TimestampNow() *timestamppb.Timestamp {
 	ts, err := TimestampProto(time.Now())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -56,6 +60,8 @@ func TimestampNow() *timestamppb.Timestamp {
 
 // TimestampProto converts the time.Time to a google.protobuf.Timestamp proto.
 // It returns an error if the resulting Timestamp is invalid.
+//
+// Deprecated: Call the timestamppb.New function instead.
 func TimestampProto(t time.Time) (*timestamppb.Timestamp, error) {
 	ts := &timestamppb.Timestamp{
 		Seconds: t.Unix(),
@@ -69,6 +75,9 @@ func TimestampProto(t time.Time) (*timestamppb.Timestamp, error) {
 
 // TimestampString returns the RFC 3339 string for valid Timestamps.
 // For invalid Timestamps, it returns an error message in parentheses.
+//
+// Deprecated: Call the ts.AsTime method instead,
+// followed by a call to the Format method on the time.Time value.
 func TimestampString(ts *timestamppb.Timestamp) string {
 	t, err := Timestamp(ts)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 4f3479479..2ea53f428 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ github.com/gogo/protobuf/sortkeys
 # github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20210331224755-41bb18bfe9da
 ## explicit
 github.com/golang/groupcache/lru
-# github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.2 => github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.3
+# github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.2
 ## explicit; go 1.9
 github.com/golang/protobuf/descriptor
 github.com/golang/protobuf/jsonpb
@@ -1392,7 +1392,6 @@ sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4/value
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml
 # code.cloudfoundry.org/gofileutils => github.com/cloudfoundry/gofileutils v0.0.0-20170111115228-4d0c80011a0f
 # github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/api => ./api
-# github.com/golang/protobuf => github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.3
 # github.com/portworx/sched-ops => github.com/portworx/sched-ops v0.20.4-openstorage-rc3
 # gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 => github.com/gomodules/jsonpatch/v2 v2.2.0
 # k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.25.3