diff --git a/bazel/grpc_deps.bzl b/bazel/grpc_deps.bzl
index a4e6509782d..08022942be0 100644
--- a/bazel/grpc_deps.bzl
+++ b/bazel/grpc_deps.bzl
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ def grpc_deps():
     if "com_google_protobuf" not in native.existing_rules():
         http_archive(
             name = "com_google_protobuf",
-            sha256 = "cf9e2fb1d2cd30ec9d51ff1749045208bd641f290f64b85046485934b0e03783",
-            strip_prefix = "protobuf-582743bf40c5d3639a70f98f183914a2c0cd0680",
-            url = "https://github.com/google/protobuf/archive/582743bf40c5d3639a70f98f183914a2c0cd0680.tar.gz",
+            sha256 = "416212e14481cff8fd4849b1c1c1200a7f34808a54377e22d7447efdf54ad758",
+            strip_prefix = "protobuf-09745575a923640154bcf307fba8aedff47f240a",
+            url = "https://github.com/google/protobuf/archive/09745575a923640154bcf307fba8aedff47f240a.tar.gz",
         )
 
     if "com_github_nanopb_nanopb" not in native.existing_rules():
diff --git a/grpc.gemspec b/grpc.gemspec
index 36b325f8f0d..0f66332d48f 100644
--- a/grpc.gemspec
+++ b/grpc.gemspec
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.require_paths = %w( src/ruby/lib src/ruby/bin src/ruby/pb )
   s.platform      = Gem::Platform::RUBY
 
-  s.add_dependency 'google-protobuf', '~> 3.7'
+  s.add_dependency 'google-protobuf', '~> 3.8.0'
   s.add_dependency 'googleapis-common-protos-types', '~> 1.0'
 
   s.add_development_dependency 'bundler',            '~> 1.9'
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Version.csproj.include b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Version.csproj.include
index 6354a053965..e24afdad605 100755
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Version.csproj.include
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Version.csproj.include
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <GrpcCsharpVersion>1.19.1</GrpcCsharpVersion>
-    <GoogleProtobufVersion>3.6.1</GoogleProtobufVersion>
+    <GoogleProtobufVersion>3.8.0</GoogleProtobufVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/EchoMessages.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/EchoMessages.cs
index e5af4a93e99..bbba68eeac1 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/EchoMessages.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/EchoMessages.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing {
             "DGdycGMudGVzdGluZyIyCglEZWJ1Z0luZm8SFQoNc3RhY2tfZW50cmllcxgB",
             "IAMoCRIOCgZkZXRhaWwYAiABKAkiUAoLRXJyb3JTdGF0dXMSDAoEY29kZRgB",
             "IAEoBRIVCg1lcnJvcl9tZXNzYWdlGAIgASgJEhwKFGJpbmFyeV9lcnJvcl9k",
-            "ZXRhaWxzGAMgASgJIv8DCg1SZXF1ZXN0UGFyYW1zEhUKDWVjaG9fZGVhZGxp",
+            "ZXRhaWxzGAMgASgJIqAECg1SZXF1ZXN0UGFyYW1zEhUKDWVjaG9fZGVhZGxp",
             "bmUYASABKAgSHgoWY2xpZW50X2NhbmNlbF9hZnRlcl91cxgCIAEoBRIeChZz",
             "ZXJ2ZXJfY2FuY2VsX2FmdGVyX3VzGAMgASgFEhUKDWVjaG9fbWV0YWRhdGEY",
             "BCABKAgSGgoSY2hlY2tfYXV0aF9jb250ZXh0GAUgASgIEh8KF3Jlc3BvbnNl",
@@ -39,18 +39,19 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing {
             "Zy5EZWJ1Z0luZm8SEgoKc2VydmVyX2RpZRgMIAEoCBIcChRiaW5hcnlfZXJy",
             "b3JfZGV0YWlscxgNIAEoCRIxCg5leHBlY3RlZF9lcnJvchgOIAEoCzIZLmdy",
             "cGMudGVzdGluZy5FcnJvclN0YXR1cxIXCg9zZXJ2ZXJfc2xlZXBfdXMYDyAB",
-            "KAUSGwoTYmFja2VuZF9jaGFubmVsX2lkeBgQIAEoBSJKCgtFY2hvUmVxdWVz",
-            "dBIPCgdtZXNzYWdlGAEgASgJEioKBXBhcmFtGAIgASgLMhsuZ3JwYy50ZXN0",
-            "aW5nLlJlcXVlc3RQYXJhbXMiRgoOUmVzcG9uc2VQYXJhbXMSGAoQcmVxdWVz",
-            "dF9kZWFkbGluZRgBIAEoAxIMCgRob3N0GAIgASgJEgwKBHBlZXIYAyABKAki",
-            "TAoMRWNob1Jlc3BvbnNlEg8KB21lc3NhZ2UYASABKAkSKwoFcGFyYW0YAiAB",
-            "KAsyHC5ncnBjLnRlc3RpbmcuUmVzcG9uc2VQYXJhbXNiBnByb3RvMw=="));
+            "KAUSGwoTYmFja2VuZF9jaGFubmVsX2lkeBgQIAEoBRIfChdlY2hvX21ldGFk",
+            "YXRhX2luaXRpYWxseRgRIAEoCCJKCgtFY2hvUmVxdWVzdBIPCgdtZXNzYWdl",
+            "GAEgASgJEioKBXBhcmFtGAIgASgLMhsuZ3JwYy50ZXN0aW5nLlJlcXVlc3RQ",
+            "YXJhbXMiRgoOUmVzcG9uc2VQYXJhbXMSGAoQcmVxdWVzdF9kZWFkbGluZRgB",
+            "IAEoAxIMCgRob3N0GAIgASgJEgwKBHBlZXIYAyABKAkiTAoMRWNob1Jlc3Bv",
+            "bnNlEg8KB21lc3NhZ2UYASABKAkSKwoFcGFyYW0YAiABKAsyHC5ncnBjLnRl",
+            "c3RpbmcuUmVzcG9uc2VQYXJhbXNCA/gBAWIGcHJvdG8z"));
       descriptor = pbr::FileDescriptor.FromGeneratedCode(descriptorData,
           new pbr::FileDescriptor[] { },
           new pbr::GeneratedClrTypeInfo(null, new pbr::GeneratedClrTypeInfo[] {
             new pbr::GeneratedClrTypeInfo(typeof(global::Grpc.Testing.DebugInfo), global::Grpc.Testing.DebugInfo.Parser, new[]{ "StackEntries", "Detail" }, null, null, null),
             new pbr::GeneratedClrTypeInfo(typeof(global::Grpc.Testing.ErrorStatus), global::Grpc.Testing.ErrorStatus.Parser, new[]{ "Code", "ErrorMessage", "BinaryErrorDetails" }, null, null, null),
-            new pbr::GeneratedClrTypeInfo(typeof(global::Grpc.Testing.RequestParams), global::Grpc.Testing.RequestParams.Parser, new[]{ "EchoDeadline", "ClientCancelAfterUs", "ServerCancelAfterUs", "EchoMetadata", "CheckAuthContext", "ResponseMessageLength", "EchoPeer", "ExpectedClientIdentity", "SkipCancelledCheck", "ExpectedTransportSecurityType", "DebugInfo", "ServerDie", "BinaryErrorDetails", "ExpectedError", "ServerSleepUs", "BackendChannelIdx" }, null, null, null),
+            new pbr::GeneratedClrTypeInfo(typeof(global::Grpc.Testing.RequestParams), global::Grpc.Testing.RequestParams.Parser, new[]{ "EchoDeadline", "ClientCancelAfterUs", "ServerCancelAfterUs", "EchoMetadata", "CheckAuthContext", "ResponseMessageLength", "EchoPeer", "ExpectedClientIdentity", "SkipCancelledCheck", "ExpectedTransportSecurityType", "DebugInfo", "ServerDie", "BinaryErrorDetails", "ExpectedError", "ServerSleepUs", "BackendChannelIdx", "EchoMetadataInitially" }, null, null, null),
             new pbr::GeneratedClrTypeInfo(typeof(global::Grpc.Testing.EchoRequest), global::Grpc.Testing.EchoRequest.Parser, new[]{ "Message", "Param" }, null, null, null),
             new pbr::GeneratedClrTypeInfo(typeof(global::Grpc.Testing.ResponseParams), global::Grpc.Testing.ResponseParams.Parser, new[]{ "RequestDeadline", "Host", "Peer" }, null, null, null),
             new pbr::GeneratedClrTypeInfo(typeof(global::Grpc.Testing.EchoResponse), global::Grpc.Testing.EchoResponse.Parser, new[]{ "Message", "Param" }, null, null, null)
@@ -441,6 +442,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing {
       expectedError_ = other.expectedError_ != null ? other.expectedError_.Clone() : null;
       serverSleepUs_ = other.serverSleepUs_;
       backendChannelIdx_ = other.backendChannelIdx_;
+      echoMetadataInitially_ = other.echoMetadataInitially_;
       _unknownFields = pb::UnknownFieldSet.Clone(other._unknownFields);
     }
 
@@ -637,6 +639,17 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing {
       }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>Field number for the "echo_metadata_initially" field.</summary>
+    public const int EchoMetadataInitiallyFieldNumber = 17;
+    private bool echoMetadataInitially_;
+    [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute]
+    public bool EchoMetadataInitially {
+      get { return echoMetadataInitially_; }
+      set {
+        echoMetadataInitially_ = value;
+      }
+    }
+
     [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute]
     public override bool Equals(object other) {
       return Equals(other as RequestParams);
@@ -666,6 +679,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing {
       if (!object.Equals(ExpectedError, other.ExpectedError)) return false;
       if (ServerSleepUs != other.ServerSleepUs) return false;
       if (BackendChannelIdx != other.BackendChannelIdx) return false;
+      if (EchoMetadataInitially != other.EchoMetadataInitially) return false;
       return Equals(_unknownFields, other._unknownFields);
     }
 
@@ -688,6 +702,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing {
       if (expectedError_ != null) hash ^= ExpectedError.GetHashCode();
       if (ServerSleepUs != 0) hash ^= ServerSleepUs.GetHashCode();
       if (BackendChannelIdx != 0) hash ^= BackendChannelIdx.GetHashCode();
+      if (EchoMetadataInitially != false) hash ^= EchoMetadataInitially.GetHashCode();
       if (_unknownFields != null) {
         hash ^= _unknownFields.GetHashCode();
       }
@@ -765,6 +780,10 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing {
         output.WriteRawTag(128, 1);
         output.WriteInt32(BackendChannelIdx);
       }
+      if (EchoMetadataInitially != false) {
+        output.WriteRawTag(136, 1);
+        output.WriteBool(EchoMetadataInitially);
+      }
       if (_unknownFields != null) {
         _unknownFields.WriteTo(output);
       }
@@ -821,6 +840,9 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing {
       if (BackendChannelIdx != 0) {
         size += 2 + pb::CodedOutputStream.ComputeInt32Size(BackendChannelIdx);
       }
+      if (EchoMetadataInitially != false) {
+        size += 2 + 1;
+      }
       if (_unknownFields != null) {
         size += _unknownFields.CalculateSize();
       }
@@ -886,6 +908,9 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing {
       if (other.BackendChannelIdx != 0) {
         BackendChannelIdx = other.BackendChannelIdx;
       }
+      if (other.EchoMetadataInitially != false) {
+        EchoMetadataInitially = other.EchoMetadataInitially;
+      }
       _unknownFields = pb::UnknownFieldSet.MergeFrom(_unknownFields, other._unknownFields);
     }
 
@@ -967,6 +992,10 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing {
             BackendChannelIdx = input.ReadInt32();
             break;
           }
+          case 136: {
+            EchoMetadataInitially = input.ReadBool();
+            break;
+          }
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/templates/grpc.gemspec.template b/templates/grpc.gemspec.template
index d2b54a9c2f5..9ca797fe913 100644
--- a/templates/grpc.gemspec.template
+++ b/templates/grpc.gemspec.template
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     s.require_paths = %w( src/ruby/lib src/ruby/bin src/ruby/pb )
     s.platform      = Gem::Platform::RUBY
 
-    s.add_dependency 'google-protobuf', '~> 3.7'
+    s.add_dependency 'google-protobuf', '~> 3.8.0'
     s.add_dependency 'googleapis-common-protos-types', '~> 1.0'
 
     s.add_development_dependency 'bundler',            '~> 1.9'
diff --git a/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/protoc_lib_deps.py b/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/protoc_lib_deps.py
index e7e4ba307ec..3eef24f7075 100644
--- a/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/protoc_lib_deps.py
+++ b/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/protoc_lib_deps.py
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 # AUTO-GENERATED BY make_grpcio_tools.py!
-CC_FILES=['google/protobuf/compiler/zip_writer.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/subprocess.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/ruby/ruby_generator.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/python/python_generator.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/php/php_generator.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_primitive_field.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_oneof.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_message_field.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_message.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_map_field.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_helpers.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_generator.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_file.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_field.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_extension.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_enum_field.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_enum.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/js/well_known_types_embed.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/js/js_generator.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_string_field_lite.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_string_field.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_shared_code_generator.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_service.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_primitive_field_lite.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_primitive_field.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_name_resolver.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_message_lite.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_message_field_lite.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_message_field.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_message_builder_lite.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_message_builder.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_message.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_map_field_lite.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_map_field.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_helpers.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_generator_factory.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_generator.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_file.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_field.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_extension_lite.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_extension.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_enum_lite.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_enum_field_lite.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_enum_field.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_enum.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_doc_comment.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_context.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_wrapper_field.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_source_generator_base.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_repeated_primitive_field.cc', 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'google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_message_field.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_message.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_map_field.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_helpers.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_generator.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_file.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_field.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_extension.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_enum_field.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_enum.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/command_line_interface.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/code_generator.cc', 'google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.cc', 'google/protobuf/wire_format.cc', 'google/protobuf/util/type_resolver_util.cc', 'google/protobuf/util/time_util.cc', 'google/protobuf/util/message_differencer.cc', 'google/protobuf/util/json_util.cc', 'google/protobuf/util/internal/utility.cc', 'google/protobuf/util/internal/type_info_test_helper.cc', 'google/protobuf/util/internal/type_info.cc', 'google/protobuf/util/internal/protostream_objectwriter.cc', 'google/protobuf/util/internal/protostream_objectsource.cc', 'google/protobuf/util/internal/proto_writer.cc', 'google/protobuf/util/internal/object_writer.cc', 'google/protobuf/util/internal/json_stream_parser.cc', 'google/protobuf/util/internal/json_objectwriter.cc', 'google/protobuf/util/internal/json_escaping.cc', 'google/protobuf/util/internal/field_mask_utility.cc', 'google/protobuf/util/internal/error_listener.cc', 'google/protobuf/util/internal/default_value_objectwriter.cc', 'google/protobuf/util/internal/datapiece.cc', 'google/protobuf/util/field_mask_util.cc', 'google/protobuf/util/field_comparator.cc', 'google/protobuf/util/delimited_message_util.cc', 'google/protobuf/unknown_field_set.cc', 'google/protobuf/type.pb.cc', 'google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.cc', 'google/protobuf/text_format.cc', 'google/protobuf/stubs/substitute.cc', 'google/protobuf/stubs/mathlimits.cc', 'google/protobuf/struct.pb.cc', 'google/protobuf/source_context.pb.cc', 'google/protobuf/service.cc', 'google/protobuf/reflection_ops.cc', 'google/protobuf/message.cc', 'google/protobuf/map_field.cc', 'google/protobuf/io/zero_copy_stream_impl.cc', 'google/protobuf/io/tokenizer.cc', 'google/protobuf/io/printer.cc', 'google/protobuf/io/gzip_stream.cc', 'google/protobuf/generated_message_table_driven.cc', 'google/protobuf/generated_message_reflection.cc', 'google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.cc', 'google/protobuf/extension_set_heavy.cc', 'google/protobuf/empty.pb.cc', 'google/protobuf/dynamic_message.cc', 'google/protobuf/duration.pb.cc', 'google/protobuf/descriptor_database.cc', 'google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.cc', 'google/protobuf/descriptor.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/parser.cc', 'google/protobuf/compiler/importer.cc', 'google/protobuf/api.pb.cc', 'google/protobuf/any.pb.cc', 'google/protobuf/any.cc', 'google/protobuf/wire_format_lite.cc', 'google/protobuf/stubs/time.cc', 'google/protobuf/stubs/strutil.cc', 'google/protobuf/stubs/structurally_valid.cc', 'google/protobuf/stubs/stringprintf.cc', 'google/protobuf/stubs/stringpiece.cc', 'google/protobuf/stubs/statusor.cc', 'google/protobuf/stubs/status.cc', 'google/protobuf/stubs/int128.cc', 'google/protobuf/stubs/common.cc', 'google/protobuf/stubs/bytestream.cc', 'google/protobuf/repeated_field.cc', 'google/protobuf/parse_context.cc', 'google/protobuf/message_lite.cc', 'google/protobuf/io/zero_copy_stream_impl_lite.cc', 'google/protobuf/io/zero_copy_stream.cc', 'google/protobuf/io/strtod.cc', 'google/protobuf/io/io_win32.cc', 'google/protobuf/io/coded_stream.cc', 'google/protobuf/implicit_weak_message.cc', 'google/protobuf/generated_message_util.cc', 'google/protobuf/generated_message_table_driven_lite.cc', 'google/protobuf/extension_set.cc', 'google/protobuf/arena.cc', 'google/protobuf/any_lite.cc']
 PROTO_FILES=['google/protobuf/wrappers.proto', 'google/protobuf/type.proto', 'google/protobuf/timestamp.proto', 'google/protobuf/struct.proto', 'google/protobuf/source_context.proto', 'google/protobuf/field_mask.proto', 'google/protobuf/empty.proto', 'google/protobuf/duration.proto', 'google/protobuf/descriptor.proto', 'google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.proto', 'google/protobuf/api.proto', 'google/protobuf/any.proto']
 
 CC_INCLUDE='third_party/protobuf/src'
 PROTO_INCLUDE='third_party/protobuf/src'
 
-PROTOBUF_SUBMODULE_VERSION="582743bf40c5d3639a70f98f183914a2c0cd0680"
+PROTOBUF_SUBMODULE_VERSION="09745575a923640154bcf307fba8aedff47f240a"
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/sanity/check_submodules.sh b/tools/run_tests/sanity/check_submodules.sh
index b15b8d3b077..487479ba3da 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/sanity/check_submodules.sh
+++ b/tools/run_tests/sanity/check_submodules.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ cat << EOF | awk '{ print $1 }' | sort > "$want_submodules"
  ec44c6c1675c25b9827aacd08c02433cccde7780 third_party/googletest (release-1.8.0)
  6599cac0965be8e5a835ab7a5684bbef033d5ad0 third_party/libcxx (heads/release_60)
  9245d481eb3e890f708ff2d7dadf2a10c04748ba third_party/libcxxabi (heads/release_60)
- 582743bf40c5d3639a70f98f183914a2c0cd0680 third_party/protobuf (v3.7.0-rc.2-20-g582743bf)
+ 09745575a923640154bcf307fba8aedff47f240a third_party/protobuf (v3.7.0-rc.2-247-g09745575)
  e143189bf6f37b3957fb31743df6a1bcf4a8c685 third_party/protoc-gen-validate (v0.0.10)
  fa88c6017ddb490aa78c57bea682193f533ed69a third_party/upb (heads/master)
  cacf7f1d4e3d44d871b605da3b647f07d718623f third_party/zlib (v1.2.11)