diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d730245b..cd75b099 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ require (
 	go.uber.org/mock v0.4.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.67.1
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.2
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.1
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 19d2a916..56048091 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1043,6 +1043,8 @@ google.golang.org/protobuf v1.26.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:jlhhOSvTdKEhbULTjvd4ARK9grFBp0
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.26.0/go.mod h1:9q0QmTI4eRPtz6boOQmLYwt+qCgq0jsYwAQnmE0givc=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.2 h1:6xV6lTsCfpGD21XK49h7MhtcApnLqkfYgPcdHftf6hg=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.2/go.mod h1:qYOHts0dSfpeUzUFpOMr/WGzszTmLH+DiWniOlNbLDw=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.1 h1:m3LfL6/Ca+fqnjnlqQXNpFPABW1UD7mjh8KO2mKFytA=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.1/go.mod h1:9fA7Ob0pmnwhb644+1+CVWFRbNajQ6iRojtC/QF5bRE=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20180628173108-788fd7840127/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20190902080502-41f04d3bba15/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
diff --git a/proto/buf.yaml b/proto/buf.yaml
index 6f1b8844..b8901085 100644
--- a/proto/buf.yaml
+++ b/proto/buf.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ breaking:
     - FILE
 lint:
   use:
-    - DEFAULT
+    - STANDARD
   except:
     - PACKAGE_VERSION_SUFFIX # versioned naming <service>.v1beta
diff --git a/proto/pb/decider/decider.pb.go b/proto/pb/decider/decider.pb.go
index 4047fc4a..c9523bb9 100644
--- a/proto/pb/decider/decider.pb.go
+++ b/proto/pb/decider/decider.pb.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Code generated by protoc-gen-go. DO NOT EDIT.
 // versions:
-// 	protoc-gen-go v1.34.2
+// 	protoc-gen-go v1.35.1
 // 	protoc        (unknown)
 // source: decider/decider.proto
 
@@ -34,11 +34,9 @@ type ShouldSendMessageRequest struct {
 
 func (x *ShouldSendMessageRequest) Reset() {
 	*x = ShouldSendMessageRequest{}
-	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
-		mi := &file_decider_decider_proto_msgTypes[0]
-		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
-		ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
-	}
+	mi := &file_decider_decider_proto_msgTypes[0]
+	ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
+	ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
 }
 
 func (x *ShouldSendMessageRequest) String() string {
@@ -49,7 +47,7 @@ func (*ShouldSendMessageRequest) ProtoMessage() {}
 
 func (x *ShouldSendMessageRequest) ProtoReflect() protoreflect.Message {
 	mi := &file_decider_decider_proto_msgTypes[0]
-	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled && x != nil {
+	if x != nil {
 		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
 		if ms.LoadMessageInfo() == nil {
 			ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
@@ -109,11 +107,9 @@ type ShouldSendMessageResponse struct {
 
 func (x *ShouldSendMessageResponse) Reset() {
 	*x = ShouldSendMessageResponse{}
-	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
-		mi := &file_decider_decider_proto_msgTypes[1]
-		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
-		ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
-	}
+	mi := &file_decider_decider_proto_msgTypes[1]
+	ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
+	ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
 }
 
 func (x *ShouldSendMessageResponse) String() string {
@@ -124,7 +120,7 @@ func (*ShouldSendMessageResponse) ProtoMessage() {}
 
 func (x *ShouldSendMessageResponse) ProtoReflect() protoreflect.Message {
 	mi := &file_decider_decider_proto_msgTypes[1]
-	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled && x != nil {
+	if x != nil {
 		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
 		if ms.LoadMessageInfo() == nil {
 			ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
@@ -213,32 +209,6 @@ func file_decider_decider_proto_init() {
 	if File_decider_decider_proto != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	if !protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
-		file_decider_decider_proto_msgTypes[0].Exporter = func(v any, i int) any {
-			switch v := v.(*ShouldSendMessageRequest); i {
-			case 0:
-				return &v.state
-			case 1:
-				return &v.sizeCache
-			case 2:
-				return &v.unknownFields
-			default:
-				return nil
-			}
-		}
-		file_decider_decider_proto_msgTypes[1].Exporter = func(v any, i int) any {
-			switch v := v.(*ShouldSendMessageResponse); i {
-			case 0:
-				return &v.state
-			case 1:
-				return &v.sizeCache
-			case 2:
-				return &v.unknownFields
-			default:
-				return nil
-			}
-		}
-	}
 	type x struct{}
 	out := protoimpl.TypeBuilder{
 		File: protoimpl.DescBuilder{
diff --git a/scripts/versions.sh b/scripts/versions.sh
index a85389fc..ceef4a14 100755
--- a/scripts/versions.sh
+++ b/scripts/versions.sh
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ SUBNET_EVM_VERSION=${SUBNET_EVM_VERSION:-$(getDepVersion github.com/ava-labs/sub
 GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION=${GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION:-'v1.60'}
 
 # Set buf version
-BUF_VERSION=${BUF_VERSION:-'v1.37.0'}
+BUF_VERSION=${BUF_VERSION:-'v1.44.0'}