diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 67b3504..765e4fc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 SHELL:=bash
 PROTOWRAP=hack/bin/protowrap
-PROTOC_GEN_GO=hack/bin/protoc-gen-go
+PROTOC_GEN_GO=hack/bin/protoc-gen-go-lite
 PROTOC_GEN_STARPC=hack/bin/protoc-gen-go-starpc
-PROTOC_GEN_VTPROTO=hack/bin/protoc-gen-go-vtproto
+PROTOC_GEN_VTPROTO=hack/bin/protoc-gen-go-vtproto-lite
 GOIMPORTS=hack/bin/goimports
 GOFUMPT=hack/bin/gofumpt
 GOLANGCI_LINT=hack/bin/golangci-lint
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ vendor:
 $(PROTOC_GEN_GO):
 	cd ./hack; \
 	go build -v \
-		-o ./bin/protoc-gen-go \
-		google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go
+		-o ./bin/protoc-gen-go-lite \
+		github.com/aperturerobotics/protobuf-go-lite/cmd/protoc-gen-go-lite
 
 $(PROTOC_GEN_VTPROTO):
 	cd ./hack; \
 	go build -v \
-		-o ./bin/protoc-gen-go-vtproto \
-		github.com/planetscale/vtprotobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go-vtproto
+		-o ./bin/protoc-gen-go-lite-vtproto \
+		github.com/aperturerobotics/vtprotobuf-lite/cmd/protoc-gen-go-lite-vtproto
 
 $(PROTOC_GEN_STARPC):
 	cd ./hack; \
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ gengo: vendor $(GOIMPORTS) $(PROTOWRAP) $(PROTOC_GEN_GO) $(PROTOC_GEN_VTPROTO) $
 	ln -s $$(pwd) $$(pwd)/vendor/$${PROJECT} ; \
 	$(PROTOWRAP) \
 		-I $$(pwd)/vendor \
-		--go_out=$$(pwd)/vendor \
-		--go-vtproto_out=$$(pwd)/vendor \
-		--go-vtproto_opt=features=marshal+unmarshal+size+equal+clone \
+		--go-lite_out=$$(pwd)/vendor \
+		--go-lite-vtproto_out=$$(pwd)/vendor \
+		--go-lite-vtproto_opt=features=marshal+unmarshal+size+equal+clone \
 		--go-starpc_out=$$(pwd)/vendor \
 		--proto_path $$(pwd)/vendor \
 		--print_structure \
diff --git a/backoff/backoff.pb.go b/backoff/backoff.pb.go
index 8d87a1b..27b569b 100644
--- a/backoff/backoff.pb.go
+++ b/backoff/backoff.pb.go
@@ -1,24 +1,10 @@
-// Code generated by protoc-gen-go. DO NOT EDIT.
-// versions:
-// 	protoc-gen-go v1.33.0-devel
-// 	protoc        v5.26.1
+// Code generated by protoc-gen-go-lite. DO NOT EDIT.
 // source: github.com/aperturerobotics/util/backoff/backoff.proto
 
 package backoff
 
 import (
-	reflect "reflect"
-	sync "sync"
-
-	protoreflect "google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoreflect"
-	protoimpl "google.golang.org/protobuf/runtime/protoimpl"
-)
-
-const (
-	// Verify that this generated code is sufficiently up-to-date.
-	_ = protoimpl.EnforceVersion(20 - protoimpl.MinVersion)
-	// Verify that runtime/protoimpl is sufficiently up-to-date.
-	_ = protoimpl.EnforceVersion(protoimpl.MaxVersion - 20)
+	strconv "strconv"
 )
 
 // BackoffKind is the kind of backoff.
@@ -54,34 +40,18 @@ func (x BackoffKind) Enum() *BackoffKind {
 }
 
 func (x BackoffKind) String() string {
-	return protoimpl.X.EnumStringOf(x.Descriptor(), protoreflect.EnumNumber(x))
-}
-
-func (BackoffKind) Descriptor() protoreflect.EnumDescriptor {
-	return file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_backoff_backoff_proto_enumTypes[0].Descriptor()
-}
-
-func (BackoffKind) Type() protoreflect.EnumType {
-	return &file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_backoff_backoff_proto_enumTypes[0]
-}
-
-func (x BackoffKind) Number() protoreflect.EnumNumber {
-	return protoreflect.EnumNumber(x)
-}
-
-// Deprecated: Use BackoffKind.Descriptor instead.
-func (BackoffKind) EnumDescriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
-	return file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_backoff_backoff_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{0}
+	name, valid := BackoffKind_name[int32(x)]
+	if valid {
+		return name
+	}
+	return strconv.Itoa(int(x))
 }
 
 // Backoff configures a backoff.
 type Backoff struct {
-	state         protoimpl.MessageState
-	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
-	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
-
+	unknownFields []byte
 	// BackoffKind is the kind of backoff.
-	BackoffKind BackoffKind `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=backoff_kind,json=backoffKind,proto3,enum=backoff.BackoffKind" json:"backoff_kind,omitempty"`
+	BackoffKind BackoffKind `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=backoff_kind,json=backoffKind,proto3" json:"backoff_kind,omitempty"`
 	// Exponential is the arguments for an exponential backoff.
 	Exponential *Exponential `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=exponential,proto3" json:"exponential,omitempty"`
 	// Constant is the arugment for a constant backoff.
@@ -90,36 +60,10 @@ type Backoff struct {
 
 func (x *Backoff) Reset() {
 	*x = Backoff{}
-	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
-		mi := &file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_backoff_backoff_proto_msgTypes[0]
-		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
-		ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
-	}
-}
-
-func (x *Backoff) String() string {
-	return protoimpl.X.MessageStringOf(x)
 }
 
 func (*Backoff) ProtoMessage() {}
 
-func (x *Backoff) ProtoReflect() protoreflect.Message {
-	mi := &file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_backoff_backoff_proto_msgTypes[0]
-	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled && x != nil {
-		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
-		if ms.LoadMessageInfo() == nil {
-			ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
-		}
-		return ms
-	}
-	return mi.MessageOf(x)
-}
-
-// Deprecated: Use Backoff.ProtoReflect.Descriptor instead.
-func (*Backoff) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
-	return file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_backoff_backoff_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{0}
-}
-
 func (x *Backoff) GetBackoffKind() BackoffKind {
 	if x != nil {
 		return x.BackoffKind
@@ -143,10 +87,7 @@ func (x *Backoff) GetConstant() *Constant {
 
 // Exponential is the exponential arguments.
 type Exponential struct {
-	state         protoimpl.MessageState
-	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
-	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
-
+	unknownFields []byte
 	// InitialInterval is the initial interval in milliseconds.
 	// Default: 800ms.
 	InitialInterval uint32 `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=initial_interval,json=initialInterval,proto3" json:"initial_interval,omitempty"`
@@ -171,36 +112,10 @@ type Exponential struct {
 
 func (x *Exponential) Reset() {
 	*x = Exponential{}
-	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
-		mi := &file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_backoff_backoff_proto_msgTypes[1]
-		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
-		ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
-	}
-}
-
-func (x *Exponential) String() string {
-	return protoimpl.X.MessageStringOf(x)
 }
 
 func (*Exponential) ProtoMessage() {}
 
-func (x *Exponential) ProtoReflect() protoreflect.Message {
-	mi := &file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_backoff_backoff_proto_msgTypes[1]
-	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled && x != nil {
-		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
-		if ms.LoadMessageInfo() == nil {
-			ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
-		}
-		return ms
-	}
-	return mi.MessageOf(x)
-}
-
-// Deprecated: Use Exponential.ProtoReflect.Descriptor instead.
-func (*Exponential) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
-	return file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_backoff_backoff_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{1}
-}
-
 func (x *Exponential) GetInitialInterval() uint32 {
 	if x != nil {
 		return x.InitialInterval
@@ -238,10 +153,7 @@ func (x *Exponential) GetMaxElapsedTime() uint32 {
 
 // Constant contains constant backoff options.
 type Constant struct {
-	state         protoimpl.MessageState
-	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
-	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
-
+	unknownFields []byte
 	// Interval is the timing to back off, in milliseconds.
 	// Defaults to 5 seconds.
 	Interval uint32 `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=interval,proto3" json:"interval,omitempty"`
@@ -249,177 +161,13 @@ type Constant struct {
 
 func (x *Constant) Reset() {
 	*x = Constant{}
-	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
-		mi := &file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_backoff_backoff_proto_msgTypes[2]
-		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
-		ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
-	}
-}
-
-func (x *Constant) String() string {
-	return protoimpl.X.MessageStringOf(x)
 }
 
 func (*Constant) ProtoMessage() {}
 
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-	mi := &file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_backoff_backoff_proto_msgTypes[2]
-	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled && x != nil {
-		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
-		if ms.LoadMessageInfo() == nil {
-			ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
-		}
-		return ms
-	}
-	return mi.MessageOf(x)
-}
-
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-func (*Constant) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
-	return file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_backoff_backoff_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{2}
-}
-
 func (x *Constant) GetInterval() uint32 {
 	if x != nil {
 		return x.Interval
 	}
 	return 0
 }
-
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-	(*Constant)(nil),    // 3: backoff.Constant
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-				return &v.state
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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+// protoc-gen-go-vtproto-lite version: v0.1.5
 // source: github.com/aperturerobotics/util/backoff/backoff.proto
 
 package backoff
@@ -10,16 +10,7 @@ import (
 	io "io"
 	math "math"
 
-	protohelpers "github.com/planetscale/vtprotobuf/protohelpers"
-	proto "google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
-	protoimpl "google.golang.org/protobuf/runtime/protoimpl"
-)
-
-const (
-	// Verify that this generated code is sufficiently up-to-date.
-	_ = protoimpl.EnforceVersion(20 - protoimpl.MinVersion)
-	// Verify that runtime/protoimpl is sufficiently up-to-date.
-	_ = protoimpl.EnforceVersion(protoimpl.MaxVersion - 20)
+	protohelpers "github.com/aperturerobotics/vtprotobuf-lite/protohelpers"
 )
 
 func (m *Backoff) CloneVT() *Backoff {
@@ -37,7 +28,7 @@ func (m *Backoff) CloneVT() *Backoff {
 	return r
 }
 
-func (m *Backoff) CloneMessageVT() proto.Message {
+func (m *Backoff) CloneMessageVT() any {
 	return m.CloneVT()
 }
 
@@ -58,7 +49,7 @@ func (m *Exponential) CloneVT() *Exponential {
 	return r
 }
 
-func (m *Exponential) CloneMessageVT() proto.Message {
+func (m *Exponential) CloneMessageVT() any {
 	return m.CloneVT()
 }
 
@@ -75,7 +66,7 @@ func (m *Constant) CloneVT() *Constant {
 	return r
 }
 
-func (m *Constant) CloneMessageVT() proto.Message {
+func (m *Constant) CloneMessageVT() any {
 	return m.CloneVT()
 }
 
@@ -97,7 +88,7 @@ func (this *Backoff) EqualVT(that *Backoff) bool {
 	return string(this.unknownFields) == string(that.unknownFields)
 }
 
-func (this *Backoff) EqualMessageVT(thatMsg proto.Message) bool {
+func (this *Backoff) EqualMessageVT(thatMsg any) bool {
 	that, ok := thatMsg.(*Backoff)
 	if !ok {
 		return false
@@ -128,7 +119,7 @@ func (this *Exponential) EqualVT(that *Exponential) bool {
 	return string(this.unknownFields) == string(that.unknownFields)
 }
 
-func (this *Exponential) EqualMessageVT(thatMsg proto.Message) bool {
+func (this *Exponential) EqualMessageVT(thatMsg any) bool {
 	that, ok := thatMsg.(*Exponential)
 	if !ok {
 		return false
@@ -147,7 +138,7 @@ func (this *Constant) EqualVT(that *Constant) bool {
 	return string(this.unknownFields) == string(that.unknownFields)
 }
 
-func (this *Constant) EqualMessageVT(thatMsg proto.Message) bool {
+func (this *Constant) EqualMessageVT(thatMsg any) bool {
 	that, ok := thatMsg.(*Constant)
 	if !ok {
 		return false
diff --git a/filter/filter.pb.go b/filter/filter.pb.go
index 6b5ea02..8e01213 100644
--- a/filter/filter.pb.go
+++ b/filter/filter.pb.go
@@ -1,34 +1,13 @@
-// Code generated by protoc-gen-go. DO NOT EDIT.
-// versions:
-// 	protoc-gen-go v1.33.0-devel
-// 	protoc        v5.26.1
+// Code generated by protoc-gen-go-lite. DO NOT EDIT.
 // source: github.com/aperturerobotics/util/filter/filter.proto
 
 package filter
 
-import (
-	reflect "reflect"
-	sync "sync"
-
-	protoreflect "google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoreflect"
-	protoimpl "google.golang.org/protobuf/runtime/protoimpl"
-)
-
-const (
-	// Verify that this generated code is sufficiently up-to-date.
-	_ = protoimpl.EnforceVersion(20 - protoimpl.MinVersion)
-	// Verify that runtime/protoimpl is sufficiently up-to-date.
-	_ = protoimpl.EnforceVersion(protoimpl.MaxVersion - 20)
-)
-
 // StringFilter matches the value of a string against a set of rules.
 // All of the non-zero rules must match for the filter to match.
 // An empty filter matches any.
 type StringFilter struct {
-	state         protoimpl.MessageState
-	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
-	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
-
+	unknownFields []byte
 	// Empty matches the value against the empty value.
 	Empty bool `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=empty,proto3" json:"empty,omitempty"`
 	// NotEmpty matches the value against a not-empty value.
@@ -50,36 +29,10 @@ type StringFilter struct {
 
 func (x *StringFilter) Reset() {
 	*x = StringFilter{}
-	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
-		mi := &file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_filter_filter_proto_msgTypes[0]
-		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
-		ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
-	}
-}
-
-func (x *StringFilter) String() string {
-	return protoimpl.X.MessageStringOf(x)
 }
 
 func (*StringFilter) ProtoMessage() {}
 
-func (x *StringFilter) ProtoReflect() protoreflect.Message {
-	mi := &file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_filter_filter_proto_msgTypes[0]
-	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled && x != nil {
-		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
-		if ms.LoadMessageInfo() == nil {
-			ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
-		}
-		return ms
-	}
-	return mi.MessageOf(x)
-}
-
-// Deprecated: Use StringFilter.ProtoReflect.Descriptor instead.
-func (*StringFilter) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
-	return file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_filter_filter_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{0}
-}
-
 func (x *StringFilter) GetEmpty() bool {
 	if x != nil {
 		return x.Empty
@@ -135,90 +88,3 @@ func (x *StringFilter) GetContains() string {
 	}
 	return ""
 }
-
-var File_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_filter_filter_proto protoreflect.FileDescriptor
-
-var file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_filter_filter_proto_rawDesc = []byte{
-	0x0a, 0x34, 0x67, 0x69, 0x74, 0x68, 0x75, 0x62, 0x2e, 0x63, 0x6f, 0x6d, 0x2f, 0x61, 0x70, 0x65,
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-	0x6f, 0x33,
-}
-
-var (
-	file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_filter_filter_proto_rawDescOnce sync.Once
-	file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_filter_filter_proto_rawDescData = file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_filter_filter_proto_rawDesc
-)
-
-func file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_filter_filter_proto_rawDescGZIP() []byte {
-	file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_filter_filter_proto_rawDescOnce.Do(func() {
-		file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_filter_filter_proto_rawDescData = protoimpl.X.CompressGZIP(file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_filter_filter_proto_rawDescData)
-	})
-	return file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_filter_filter_proto_rawDescData
-}
-
-var file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_filter_filter_proto_msgTypes = make([]protoimpl.MessageInfo, 1)
-var file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_filter_filter_proto_goTypes = []interface{}{
-	(*StringFilter)(nil), // 0: filter.StringFilter
-}
-var file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_filter_filter_proto_depIdxs = []int32{
-	0, // [0:0] is the sub-list for method output_type
-	0, // [0:0] is the sub-list for method input_type
-	0, // [0:0] is the sub-list for extension type_name
-	0, // [0:0] is the sub-list for extension extendee
-	0, // [0:0] is the sub-list for field type_name
-}
-
-func init() { file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_filter_filter_proto_init() }
-func file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_filter_filter_proto_init() {
-	if File_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_filter_filter_proto != nil {
-		return
-	}
-	if !protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
-		file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_filter_filter_proto_msgTypes[0].Exporter = func(v interface{}, i int) interface{} {
-			switch v := v.(*StringFilter); 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{
-			GoPackagePath: reflect.TypeOf(x{}).PkgPath(),
-			RawDescriptor: file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_filter_filter_proto_rawDesc,
-			NumEnums:      0,
-			NumMessages:   1,
-			NumExtensions: 0,
-			NumServices:   0,
-		},
-		GoTypes:           file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_filter_filter_proto_goTypes,
-		DependencyIndexes: file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_filter_filter_proto_depIdxs,
-		MessageInfos:      file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_filter_filter_proto_msgTypes,
-	}.Build()
-	File_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_filter_filter_proto = out.File
-	file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_filter_filter_proto_rawDesc = nil
-	file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_filter_filter_proto_goTypes = nil
-	file_github_com_aperturerobotics_util_filter_filter_proto_depIdxs = nil
-}
diff --git a/filter/filter_vtproto.pb.go b/filter/filter_vtproto.pb.go
index 53b4086..3c238b8 100644
--- a/filter/filter_vtproto.pb.go
+++ b/filter/filter_vtproto.pb.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-// Code generated by protoc-gen-go-vtproto. DO NOT EDIT.
-// protoc-gen-go-vtproto version: v0.6.0
+// Code generated by protoc-gen-go-vtproto-lite. DO NOT EDIT.
+// protoc-gen-go-vtproto-lite version: v0.1.5
 // source: github.com/aperturerobotics/util/filter/filter.proto
 
 package filter
@@ -8,16 +8,7 @@ import (
 	fmt "fmt"
 	io "io"
 
-	protohelpers "github.com/planetscale/vtprotobuf/protohelpers"
-	proto "google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
-	protoimpl "google.golang.org/protobuf/runtime/protoimpl"
-)
-
-const (
-	// Verify that this generated code is sufficiently up-to-date.
-	_ = protoimpl.EnforceVersion(20 - protoimpl.MinVersion)
-	// Verify that runtime/protoimpl is sufficiently up-to-date.
-	_ = protoimpl.EnforceVersion(protoimpl.MaxVersion - 20)
+	protohelpers "github.com/aperturerobotics/vtprotobuf-lite/protohelpers"
 )
 
 func (m *StringFilter) CloneVT() *StringFilter {
@@ -44,7 +35,7 @@ func (m *StringFilter) CloneVT() *StringFilter {
 	return r
 }
 
-func (m *StringFilter) CloneMessageVT() proto.Message {
+func (m *StringFilter) CloneMessageVT() any {
 	return m.CloneVT()
 }
 
@@ -87,7 +78,7 @@ func (this *StringFilter) EqualVT(that *StringFilter) bool {
 	return string(this.unknownFields) == string(that.unknownFields)
 }
 
-func (this *StringFilter) EqualMessageVT(thatMsg proto.Message) bool {
+func (this *StringFilter) EqualMessageVT(thatMsg any) bool {
 	that, ok := thatMsg.(*StringFilter)
 	if !ok {
 		return false
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2515893..cab8dae 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,13 +3,15 @@ module github.com/aperturerobotics/util
 go 1.22
 
 require (
+	github.com/aperturerobotics/vtprotobuf-lite v0.1.5
 	github.com/cenkalti/backoff v2.2.1+incompatible
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
-	github.com/planetscale/vtprotobuf v0.6.0
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240409090435-93d18d7e34b8
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.33.0
 )
 
-require golang.org/x/sys v0.18.0 // indirect
+require (
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.18.0 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 89baefa..2556076 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+github.com/aperturerobotics/vtprotobuf-lite v0.1.5 h1:aQojORUaNCsNjGh7607mfJpkddD8UsrU72MqRKL5JC4=
+github.com/aperturerobotics/vtprotobuf-lite v0.1.5/go.mod h1:HeRtCC5R/m3OLgHIPm60H6JO5uO4a4bqmZ0oFSFFoiA=
 github.com/cenkalti/backoff v2.2.1+incompatible h1:tNowT99t7UNflLxfYYSlKYsBpXdEet03Pg2g16Swow4=
 github.com/cenkalti/backoff v2.2.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:90ReRw6GdpyfrHakVjL/QHaoyV4aDUVVkXQJJJ3NXXM=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
@@ -5,12 +7,8 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0 h1:8JEhPFa5W2WU7YfeZzPNqzMP6Lwt7L2715Ggo0nosvA=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:40Bi/Hjc2AVfZrqy+aj+yEI+/bRxZnMJyTJwOpGvigM=
-github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.8 h1:e6P7q2lk1O+qJJb4BtCQXlK8vWEO8V1ZeuEdJNOqZyg=
-github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.8/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 h1:FEBLx1zS214owpjy7qsBeixbURkuhQAwrK5UwLGTwt4=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
-github.com/planetscale/vtprotobuf v0.6.0 h1:nBeETjudeJ5ZgBHUz1fVHvbqUKnYOXNhsIEabROxmNA=
-github.com/planetscale/vtprotobuf v0.6.0/go.mod h1:t/avpk3KcrXxUnYOhZhMXJlSEyie6gQbtLq5NM3loB8=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3 h1:dueUQJ1C2q9oE3F7wvmSGAaVtTmUizReu6fjN8uqzbQ=
@@ -24,8 +22,6 @@ golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240409090435-93d18d7e34b8/go.mod h1:/lliqkxwWAhPjf5oSO
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220715151400-c0bba94af5f8/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.18.0 h1:DBdB3niSjOA/O0blCZBqDefyWNYveAYMNF1Wum0DYQ4=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.18.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.33.0 h1:uNO2rsAINq/JlFpSdYEKIZ0uKD/R9cpdv0T+yoGwGmI=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.33.0/go.mod h1:c6P6GXX6sHbq/GpV6MGZEdwhWPcYBgnhAHhKbcUYpos=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
diff --git a/hack/go.mod b/hack/go.mod
index 00df3af..ea8767a 100644
--- a/hack/go.mod
+++ b/hack/go.mod
@@ -2,21 +2,19 @@ module hack
 
 go 1.22
 
-toolchain go1.22.1
-
 replace github.com/aperturerobotics/util => ../
 
 replace (
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus => github.com/aperturerobotics/logrus v1.9.4-0.20240119050608-13332fb58195 // aperture
-	google.golang.org/protobuf => github.com/aperturerobotics/protobuf-go v1.33.1-0.20240322235918-b46c9358eab6 // aperture
+	google.golang.org/protobuf => github.com/aperturerobotics/protobuf-go v1.33.1-0.20240411062030-e36f75e0a3b8 // aperture
 )
 
 require (
+	github.com/aperturerobotics/protobuf-go-lite v0.1.2
+	github.com/aperturerobotics/vtprotobuf-lite v0.1.5
 	github.com/golangci/golangci-lint v1.55.2
-	github.com/planetscale/vtprotobuf v0.6.0
 	github.com/psampaz/go-mod-outdated v0.9.0
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.20.0
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.33.0
 	mvdan.cc/gofumpt v0.5.0
 )
 
@@ -199,6 +197,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.19.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.13.0 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.33.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.67.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
diff --git a/hack/go.sum b/hack/go.sum
index 523283b..d6c62f1 100644
--- a/hack/go.sum
+++ b/hack/go.sum
@@ -83,10 +83,14 @@ github.com/aperturerobotics/goprotowrap v0.3.1 h1:nFCWZ4QNQEzpsgCN1mVWLDVTF/Jm0h
 github.com/aperturerobotics/goprotowrap v0.3.1/go.mod h1:5tRlYsb4VF0ySzx2/My3u9PtzTWNu5o2bqYHj0TRw+U=
 github.com/aperturerobotics/logrus v1.9.4-0.20240119050608-13332fb58195 h1:uyeD1J23j/kFiCFO7rx+GQA4tCqOEy3IJyMK4f6vamE=
 github.com/aperturerobotics/logrus v1.9.4-0.20240119050608-13332fb58195/go.mod h1:naHLuLoDiP4jHNo9R0sCBMtWGeIprob74mVsIT4qYEQ=
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-github.com/aperturerobotics/protobuf-go v1.33.1-0.20240322235918-b46c9358eab6/go.mod h1:c6P6GXX6sHbq/GpV6MGZEdwhWPcYBgnhAHhKbcUYpos=
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@@ -435,8 +439,6 @@ github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINE
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diff --git a/hack/tools.go b/hack/tools.go
index 7514f91..e14d6ba 100644
--- a/hack/tools.go
+++ b/hack/tools.go
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ import (
 
 	// _ imports protowrap
 	_ "github.com/aperturerobotics/goprotowrap/cmd/protowrap"
-	// _ imports protoc-gen-go
-	_ "google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go"
-	// _ imports protoc-gen-go-vtproto
-	_ "github.com/planetscale/vtprotobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go-vtproto"
+	// _ imports protoc-gen-go-lite
+	_ "github.com/aperturerobotics/protobuf-go-lite/cmd/protoc-gen-go-lite"
+	// _ imports protoc-gen-go-lite-vtproto
+	_ "github.com/aperturerobotics/vtprotobuf-lite/cmd/protoc-gen-go-lite-vtproto"
 	// _ imports golangci-lint
 	_ "github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/golinters"
 	// _ imports golangci-lint commands