diff --git a/.github/workflows/linters.yaml b/.github/workflows/linters.yaml
index 789287c..6e8a6ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linters.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linters.yaml
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v5
         with:
-          version: "latest"
+          version: latest
           skip-cache: true
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5237cad..fb6656a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # GoCSI
+
 The Container Storage Interface
 ([CSI](https://github.com/container-storage-interface/spec))
 is an industry standard specification for creating storage plug-ins
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ of CSI storage plug-ins (SP):
 | [mock](./mock) | Mock CSI SP |
 
 ## Quick Start
+
 The following example illustrates using Docker in combination with the
 GoCSI SP bootstrapper to create a new CSI SP from scratch, serve it on a
 UNIX socket, and then use the GoCSI command line client [`csc`](./csc/) to
@@ -24,7 +26,9 @@ $ docker run -it golang:latest sh -c \
 ```
 
 <a name="bootstrapper"></a>
+
 ## Bootstrapping a Storage Plug-in
+
 The root of the GoCSI project enables storage administrators and developers
 alike to bootstrap a CSI SP:
 
@@ -34,6 +38,7 @@ usage: ./gocsi.sh GO_IMPORT_PATH
 ```
 
 ### Bootstrap Example
+
 The GoCSI [Mock SP](./mock) illustrates the features and configuration options
 available via the bootstrapping method. The following example demonstrates
 creating a new SP at the Go import path `github.com/dell/csi-sp`:
@@ -78,6 +83,7 @@ The new SP adheres to the following structure:
 ```
 
 ### Provider
+
 The `provider` package leverages GoCSI to construct an SP from the CSI
 services defined in `service` package. The file `provider.go` may be
 modified to:
@@ -88,6 +94,7 @@ Please see the Mock SP's [`provider.go`](./mock/provider/provider.go) file
 for a more complete example.
 
 ### Service
+
 The `service` package is where the business logic occurs. The files `controller.go`,
 `identity.go`, and `node.go` each correspond to their eponymous CSI services. A
 developer creating a new CSI SP with GoCSI will work mostly in these files. Each
@@ -95,12 +102,14 @@ of the files have a complete skeleton implementation for their respective servic
 remote procedure calls (RPC).
 
 ### Main
+
 The root, or `main`, package leverages GoCSI to launch the SP as a stand-alone
 server process. The only requirement is that the environment variable `CSI_ENDPOINT`
 must be set, otherwise a help screen is emitted that lists all of the SP's available
 configuration options (environment variables).
 
 ## Configuration
+
 All CSI SPs created using this package are able to leverage the following
 environment variables:
 
diff --git a/csc/cmd/root.go b/csc/cmd/root.go
index 531681b..9e635fb 100644
--- a/csc/cmd/root.go
+++ b/csc/cmd/root.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 )
 
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ var RootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 		// Disable TLS if specified.
 		if root.insecure {
-			opts = append(opts, grpc.WithInsecure())
+			opts = append(opts, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()))
 		}
 
 		// Add interceptors to the client if any are configured.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 969f49d..a90206f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,22 +6,22 @@ require (
 	github.com/akutz/gosync v0.1.0
 	github.com/akutz/memconn v0.1.0
 	github.com/container-storage-interface/spec v1.6.0
-	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.4.0
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.3.0
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v0.0.1
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 v3.5.0
-	golang.org/x/net v0.24.0
-	google.golang.org/grpc v1.63.2
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.33.0
+	golang.org/x/net v0.26.0
+	google.golang.org/grpc v1.64.0
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.2
 )
 
 require (
 	github.com/coreos/go-semver v0.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.3.2 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
+	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/thecodeteam/gosync v0.1.0 // indirect
 	go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3 v3.5.0 // indirect
@@ -29,10 +29,9 @@ require (
 	go.uber.org/atomic v1.7.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.6.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.17.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.19.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/text v0.14.0 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20240227224415-6ceb2ff114de // indirect
-	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20240227224415-6ceb2ff114de // indirect
-	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240227224415-6ceb2ff114de // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.21.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.16.0 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20240318140521-94a12d6c2237 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240318140521-94a12d6c2237 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 24ddd61..9f8c283 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200625001655-4c5254603344/go.mod h1:/O7V0waA8r7cgGh81R
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200822124328-c89045814202/go.mod h1:/O7V0waA8r7cgGh81Ro3o1hOxt32SMVPicZroKQ2sZA=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201021035429-f5854403a974/go.mod h1:sp8m0HH+o8qH0wwXwYZr8TS3Oi6o0r6Gce1SSxlDquU=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210405180319-a5a99cb37ef4/go.mod h1:p54w0d4576C0XHj96bSt6lcn1PtDYWL6XObtHCRCNQM=
-golang.org/x/net v0.24.0 h1:1PcaxkF854Fu3+lvBIx5SYn9wRlBzzcnHZSiaFFAb0w=
-golang.org/x/net v0.24.0/go.mod h1:2Q7sJY5mzlzWjKtYUEXSlBWCdyaioyXzRB2RtU8KVE8=
+golang.org/x/net v0.26.0 h1:soB7SVo0PWrY4vPW/+ay0jKDNScG2X9wFeYlXIvJsOQ=
+golang.org/x/net v0.26.0/go.mod h1:5YKkiSynbBIh3p6iOc/vibscux0x38BZDkn8sCUPxHE=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20180821212333-d2e6202438be/go.mod h1:N/0e6XlmueqKjAGxoOufVs8QHGRruUQn6yWY3a++T0U=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20190226205417-e64efc72b421/go.mod h1:gOpvHmFTYa4IltrdGE7lF6nIHvwfUNPOp7c8zoXwtLw=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20200107190931-bf48bf16ab8d/go.mod h1:gOpvHmFTYa4IltrdGE7lF6nIHvwfUNPOp7c8zoXwtLw=
@@ -220,15 +220,15 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210403161142-5e06dd20ab57/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210510120138-977fb7262007/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210603081109-ebe580a85c40/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220715151400-c0bba94af5f8/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.19.0 h1:q5f1RH2jigJ1MoAWp2KTp3gm5zAGFUTarQZ5U386+4o=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.19.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.21.0 h1:rF+pYz3DAGSQAxAu1CbC7catZg4ebC4UIeIhKxBZvws=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.21.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.2/go.mod h1:bEr9sfX3Q8Zfm5fL9x+3itogRgK3+ptLWKqgva+5dAk=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.5/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
-golang.org/x/text v0.14.0 h1:ScX5w1eTa3QqT8oi6+ziP7dTV1S2+ALU0bI+0zXKWiQ=
-golang.org/x/text v0.14.0/go.mod h1:18ZOQIKpY8NJVqYksKHtTdi31H5itFRjB5/qKTNYzSU=
+golang.org/x/text v0.16.0 h1:a94ExnEXNtEwYLGJSIUxnWoxoRz/ZcCsV63ROupILh4=
+golang.org/x/text v0.16.0/go.mod h1:GhwF1Be+LQoKShO3cGOHzqOgRrGaYc9AvblQOmPVHnI=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190114222345-bf090417da8b/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190226205152-f727befe758c/go.mod h1:9Yl7xja0Znq3iFh3HoIrodX9oNMXvdceNzlUR8zjMvY=
@@ -250,12 +250,10 @@ google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20190819201941-24fa4b261c55/go.mod h1:DMBHOl98
 google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20200513103714-09dca8ec2884/go.mod h1:55QSHmfGQM9UVYDPBsyGGes0y52j32PQ3BqQfXhyH3c=
 google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20200526211855-cb27e3aa2013/go.mod h1:NbSheEEYHJ7i3ixzK3sjbqSGDJWnxyFXZblF3eUsNvo=
 google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20210602131652-f16073e35f0c/go.mod h1:UODoCrxHCcBojKKwX1terBiRUaqAsFqJiF615XL43r0=
-google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20240227224415-6ceb2ff114de h1:F6qOa9AZTYJXOUEr4jDysRDLrm4PHePlge4v4TGAlxY=
-google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20240227224415-6ceb2ff114de/go.mod h1:VUhTRKeHn9wwcdrk73nvdC9gF178Tzhmt/qyaFcPLSo=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20240227224415-6ceb2ff114de h1:jFNzHPIeuzhdRwVhbZdiym9q0ory/xY3sA+v2wPg8I0=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20240227224415-6ceb2ff114de/go.mod h1:5iCWqnniDlqZHrd3neWVTOwvh/v6s3232omMecelax8=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240227224415-6ceb2ff114de h1:cZGRis4/ot9uVm639a+rHCUaG0JJHEsdyzSQTMX+suY=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240227224415-6ceb2ff114de/go.mod h1:H4O17MA/PE9BsGx3w+a+W2VOLLD1Qf7oJneAoU6WktY=
+google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20240318140521-94a12d6c2237 h1:RFiFrvy37/mpSpdySBDrUdipW/dHwsRwh3J3+A9VgT4=
+google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20240318140521-94a12d6c2237/go.mod h1:Z5Iiy3jtmioajWHDGFk7CeugTyHtPvMHA4UTmUkyalE=
+google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240318140521-94a12d6c2237 h1:NnYq6UN9ReLM9/Y01KWNOWyI5xQ9kbIms5GGJVwS/Yc=
+google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240318140521-94a12d6c2237/go.mod h1:WtryC6hu0hhx87FDGxWCDptyssuo68sk10vYjF+T9fY=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.19.0/go.mod h1:mqu4LbDTu4XGKhr4mRzUsmM4RtVoemTSY81AxZiDr8c=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.23.0/go.mod h1:Y5yQAOtifL1yxbo5wqy6BxZv8vAUGQwXBOALyacEbxg=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.25.1/go.mod h1:c3i+UQWmh7LiEpx4sFZnkU36qjEYZ0imhYfXVyQciAY=
@@ -263,8 +261,8 @@ google.golang.org/grpc v1.26.0/go.mod h1:qbnxyOmOxrQa7FizSgH+ReBfzJrCY1pSN7KXBS8
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.27.0/go.mod h1:qbnxyOmOxrQa7FizSgH+ReBfzJrCY1pSN7KXBS8abTk=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.33.1/go.mod h1:fr5YgcSWrqhRRxogOsw7RzIpsmvOZ6IcH4kBYTpR3n0=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.38.0/go.mod h1:NREThFqKR1f3iQ6oBuvc5LadQuXVGo9rkm5ZGrQdJfM=
-google.golang.org/grpc v1.63.2 h1:MUeiw1B2maTVZthpU5xvASfTh3LDbxHd6IJ6QQVU+xM=
-google.golang.org/grpc v1.63.2/go.mod h1:WAX/8DgncnokcFUldAxq7GeB5DXHDbMF+lLvDomNkRA=
+google.golang.org/grpc v1.64.0 h1:KH3VH9y/MgNQg1dE7b3XfVK0GsPSIzJwdF617gUSbvY=
+google.golang.org/grpc v1.64.0/go.mod h1:oxjF8E3FBnjp+/gVFYdWacaLDx9na1aqy9oovLpxQYg=
 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=
@@ -276,10 +274,8 @@ google.golang.org/protobuf v1.23.1-0.20200526195155-81db48ad09cc/go.mod h1:EGpAD
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.25.0/go.mod h1:9JNX74DMeImyA3h4bdi1ymwjUzf21/xIlbajtzgsN7c=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.26.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:jlhhOSvTdKEhbULTjvd4ARK9grFBp09yW+WbY/TyQbw=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.26.0/go.mod h1:9q0QmTI4eRPtz6boOQmLYwt+qCgq0jsYwAQnmE0givc=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.33.0 h1:uNO2rsAINq/JlFpSdYEKIZ0uKD/R9cpdv0T+yoGwGmI=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.33.0/go.mod h1:c6P6GXX6sHbq/GpV6MGZEdwhWPcYBgnhAHhKbcUYpos=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.0 h1:Qo/qEd2RZPCf2nKuorzksSknv0d3ERwp1vFG38gSmH4=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.0/go.mod h1:c6P6GXX6sHbq/GpV6MGZEdwhWPcYBgnhAHhKbcUYpos=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.2 h1:6xV6lTsCfpGD21XK49h7MhtcApnLqkfYgPcdHftf6hg=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.2/go.mod h1:qYOHts0dSfpeUzUFpOMr/WGzszTmLH+DiWniOlNbLDw=
 gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2 v2.2.6/go.mod h1:FMv+mEhP44yOT+4EoQTLFTRgOQ1FBLkstjWtayDeSgw=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20190902080502-41f04d3bba15 h1:YR8cESwS4TdDjEe65xsg0ogRM/Nc3DYOhEAlW+xobZo=
diff --git a/middleware/specvalidator/spec_validator.go b/middleware/specvalidator/spec_validator.go
index 6546213..f6e67e4 100644
--- a/middleware/specvalidator/spec_validator.go
+++ b/middleware/specvalidator/spec_validator.go
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/runtime/protoiface"
 
 	"github.com/container-storage-interface/spec/lib/go/csi"
 
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func (s *interceptor) handle(
 			}
 
 			// Add the response to the error details.
-			st, err2 := st.WithDetails(rep.(proto.Message))
+			st, err2 := st.WithDetails(rep.(protoiface.MessageV1))
 
 			// If there is a problem encoding the response into the
 			// protobuf details then err on the side of caution, log