use the google.golang.org/protobuf module instead

[FireTiger23]

github.com/golang/protobuf tip is Deprecated
can we use the google.golang.org/protobuf module instead

[kmirzavaziri]

I think it's duplicate of #5316.

[zasweq]

Yes, this is a duplicate of #5316. There is an in flight PR for this: #6919 :).