diff --git a/Taskfile.yaml b/Taskfile.yaml
index d241054..66de54c 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yaml
+++ b/Taskfile.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ tasks:
       - ./api/**/*.py
     sources:
       - ./proto/**/*.proto
+      - poetry.lock
     cmds:
       - >-
         poetry run python -m grpc_tools.protoc
@@ -34,10 +35,18 @@ tasks:
         --noviews
         'mysql+pymysql://{{.MYSQL_USER}}:{{.MYSQL_PASS}}@{{.MYSQL_HOST}}:{{.MYSQL_PORT}}/{{.MYSQL_DB}}'
 
+  dev:
+    dotenv:
+      - .env
+    sources:
+      - chii/**/*.py
+      - rpc/**/*.py
+    generates:
+      - a-file-not-exists-so-it-always-rerun
+    cmd: python start_grpc_server.py
 
-  dev: poetry run watchgod start_grpc_server.main
   mypy: mypy --show-column-numbers chii rpc
 
   lint:
-    - poetry run mypy chii rpc
     - poetry run ruff check .
+    - poetry run mypy chii rpc
diff --git a/api/__init__.py b/api/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/api/v1/__init__.py b/api/v1/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/api/v1/timeline_pb2.py b/api/v1/timeline_pb2.py
index 0450777..79234bb 100644
--- a/api/v1/timeline_pb2.py
+++ b/api/v1/timeline_pb2.py
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
+# NO CHECKED-IN PROTOBUF GENCODE
 # source: api/v1/timeline.proto
-# Protobuf Python Version: 5.26.1
+# Protobuf Python Version: 5.27.2
 """Generated protocol buffer code."""
 from google.protobuf import descriptor as _descriptor
 from google.protobuf import descriptor_pool as _descriptor_pool
+from google.protobuf import runtime_version as _runtime_version
 from google.protobuf import symbol_database as _symbol_database
 from google.protobuf.internal import builder as _builder
+_runtime_version.ValidateProtobufRuntimeVersion(
+    _runtime_version.Domain.PUBLIC,
+    5,
+    27,
+    2,
+    '',
+    'api/v1/timeline.proto'
+)
 # @@protoc_insertion_point(imports)
 
 _sym_db = _symbol_database.Default()
diff --git a/api/v1/timeline_pb2_grpc.py b/api/v1/timeline_pb2_grpc.py
index 7bd5fcc..6e1f5c0 100644
--- a/api/v1/timeline_pb2_grpc.py
+++ b/api/v1/timeline_pb2_grpc.py
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@
 
 from api.v1 import timeline_pb2 as api_dot_v1_dot_timeline__pb2
 
-GRPC_GENERATED_VERSION = '1.63.0'
+GRPC_GENERATED_VERSION = '1.66.1'
 GRPC_VERSION = grpc.__version__
-EXPECTED_ERROR_RELEASE = '1.65.0'
-SCHEDULED_RELEASE_DATE = 'June 25, 2024'
 _version_not_supported = False
 
 try:
@@ -18,15 +16,12 @@
     _version_not_supported = True
 
 if _version_not_supported:
-    warnings.warn(
+    raise RuntimeError(
         f'The grpc package installed is at version {GRPC_VERSION},'
         + f' but the generated code in api/v1/timeline_pb2_grpc.py depends on'
         + f' grpcio>={GRPC_GENERATED_VERSION}.'
         + f' Please upgrade your grpc module to grpcio>={GRPC_GENERATED_VERSION}'
         + f' or downgrade your generated code using grpcio-tools<={GRPC_VERSION}.'
-        + f' This warning will become an error in {EXPECTED_ERROR_RELEASE},'
-        + f' scheduled for release on {SCHEDULED_RELEASE_DATE}.',
-        RuntimeWarning
     )
 
 
@@ -116,6 +111,7 @@ def add_TimeLineServiceServicer_to_server(servicer, server):
     generic_handler = grpc.method_handlers_generic_handler(
             'api.v1.TimeLineService', rpc_method_handlers)
     server.add_generic_rpc_handlers((generic_handler,))
+    server.add_registered_method_handlers('api.v1.TimeLineService', rpc_method_handlers)
 
 
  # This class is part of an EXPERIMENTAL API.
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index ba828e1..0103730 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -148,27 +148,6 @@ files = [
     {file = "annotated_types-0.7.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:aff07c09a53a08bc8cfccb9c85b05f1aa9a2a6f23728d790723543408344ce89"},
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "anyio"
-version = "3.7.1"
-description = "High level compatibility layer for multiple asynchronous event loop implementations"
-optional = false
-python-versions = ">=3.7"
-files = [
-    {file = "anyio-3.7.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:91dee416e570e92c64041bd18b900d1d6fa78dff7048769ce5ac5ddad004fbb5"},
-    {file = "anyio-3.7.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:44a3c9aba0f5defa43261a8b3efb97891f2bd7d804e0e1f56419befa1adfc780"},
-]
-
-[package.dependencies]
-exceptiongroup = {version = "*", markers = "python_version < \"3.11\""}
-idna = ">=2.8"
-sniffio = ">=1.1"
-
-[package.extras]
-doc = ["Sphinx", "packaging", "sphinx-autodoc-typehints (>=1.2.0)", "sphinx-rtd-theme (>=1.2.2)", "sphinxcontrib-jquery"]
-test = ["anyio[trio]", "coverage[toml] (>=4.5)", "hypothesis (>=4.0)", "mock (>=4)", "psutil (>=5.9)", "pytest (>=7.0)", "pytest-mock (>=3.6.1)", "trustme", "uvloop (>=0.17)"]
-trio = ["trio (<0.22)"]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "async-timeout"
 version = "4.0.3"
@@ -1651,17 +1630,6 @@ files = [
     {file = "six-1.16.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:1e61c37477a1626458e36f7b1d82aa5c9b094fa4802892072e49de9c60c4c926"},
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "sniffio"
-version = "1.3.1"
-description = "Sniff out which async library your code is running under"
-optional = false
-python-versions = ">=3.7"
-files = [
-    {file = "sniffio-1.3.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:2f6da418d1f1e0fddd844478f41680e794e6051915791a034ff65e5f100525a2"},
-    {file = "sniffio-1.3.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:f4324edc670a0f49750a81b895f35c3adb843cca46f0530f79fc1babb23789dc"},
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlacodegen"
 version = "3.0.0rc5"
@@ -1836,17 +1804,6 @@ typing-extensions = ">=4.10.0"
 doc = ["Sphinx (>=7)", "packaging", "sphinx-autodoc-typehints (>=1.2.0)", "sphinx-rtd-theme (>=1.3.0)"]
 test = ["coverage[toml] (>=7)", "mypy (>=1.2.0)", "pytest (>=7)"]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "types-protobuf"
-version = "4.25.0.20240417"
-description = "Typing stubs for protobuf"
-optional = false
-python-versions = ">=3.8"
-files = [
-    {file = "types-protobuf-4.25.0.20240417.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:c34eff17b9b3a0adb6830622f0f302484e4c089f533a46e3f147568313544352"},
-    {file = "types_protobuf-4.25.0.20240417-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:e9b613227c2127e3d4881d75d93c93b4d6fd97b5f6a099a0b654a05351c8685d"},
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "typing-extensions"
 version = "4.12.2"
@@ -1895,20 +1852,6 @@ platformdirs = ">=3.9.1,<5"
 docs = ["furo (>=2023.7.26)", "proselint (>=0.13)", "sphinx (>=7.1.2,!=7.3)", "sphinx-argparse (>=0.4)", "sphinxcontrib-towncrier (>=0.2.1a0)", "towncrier (>=23.6)"]
 test = ["covdefaults (>=2.3)", "coverage (>=7.2.7)", "coverage-enable-subprocess (>=1)", "flaky (>=3.7)", "packaging (>=23.1)", "pytest (>=7.4)", "pytest-env (>=0.8.2)", "pytest-freezer (>=0.4.8)", "pytest-mock (>=3.11.1)", "pytest-randomly (>=3.12)", "pytest-timeout (>=2.1)", "setuptools (>=68)", "time-machine (>=2.10)"]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "watchgod"
-version = "0.8.2"
-description = "Simple, modern file watching and code reload in python."
-optional = false
-python-versions = ">=3.7"
-files = [
-    {file = "watchgod-0.8.2-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:2f3e8137d98f493ff58af54ea00f4d1433a6afe2ed08ab331a657df468c6bfce"},
-    {file = "watchgod-0.8.2.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:cb11ff66657befba94d828e3b622d5fb76f22fbda1376f355f3e6e51e97d9450"},
-]
-
-[package.dependencies]
-anyio = ">=3.0.0,<4"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "yarl"
 version = "1.11.1"
@@ -2017,4 +1960,4 @@ multidict = ">=4.0"
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = "^3.10"
-content-hash = "95f830b2d457e4bc962e8a80cafb60af57e86a919a8c62f6d3c09b5255d853d8"
+content-hash = "1b0f93fc2459e20c34b082eec40792e6256b24ae7ba22a25b2bcc5fee422a9cc"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 55c3024..0141e08 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ aiohttp = "3.10.5"
 pydantic-settings = "2.5.2"
 typing-extensions = '4.12.2'
 sslog = "0.0.0a45"
+protobuf = "^5.28.2"
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
 sqlacodegen = "3.0.0rc5"
@@ -33,8 +34,6 @@ pytest-env = "==1.1.5"
 # linter and formatter
 pre-commit = "==3.8.0"
 mypy = "==1.11.2"
-watchgod = "0.8.2"
-types-protobuf = "^4.21.0.2"
 
 [tool.poetry-plugin-bump]
 commit_msg = 'bump: v{version}'
diff --git a/start_grpc_server.py b/start_grpc_server.py
index b10020e..69072e7 100644
--- a/start_grpc_server.py
+++ b/start_grpc_server.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from concurrent import futures
 
 import etcd3
+import google.protobuf
 import grpc
 from etcd3 import Lease
 from etcd3.utils import retry
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@
 from chii.config import config
 from rpc.timeline_service import TimeLineService
 
+print(google.protobuf.__version__)
+
 
 class Register(threading.Thread):
     """