Exclude protobuf-java as transitive dependency of grpc-protobuf, since we explicitly pull in a specific version on the next line anyway. This will allow for more clarity on what version will be used and avoid conflicts highlighted by tools like enforcer: org.apache.maven.enforcer.rules.dependency.DependencyConvergence

Author: julianleonard123

build.gradle

@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@ sourceSets { main {
 }}
 
 dependencies {
-  implementation "io.grpc:grpc-protobuf:${grpcVersion}"
+  implementation("io.grpc:grpc-protobuf:${grpcVersion}") {
+    exclude group: 'com.google.protobuf', module: 'protobuf-java'
+  }
   implementation "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:${protocVersion}"
   implementation "io.grpc:grpc-stub:${grpcVersion}"
   runtimeOnly "io.grpc:grpc-netty-shaded:${grpcVersion}"