@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ verify: build

 	hack/verify-generated-clientsets.sh

 	hack/verify-generated-completions.sh

 	hack/verify-generated-docs.sh

+	PROTO_OPTIONAL=1 hack/verify-generated-protobuf.sh

 	hack/verify-generated-swagger-descriptions.sh

 	hack/verify-generated-swagger-spec.sh

 .PHONY: verify

@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ update: build

 	hack/update-generated-clientsets.sh

 	hack/update-generated-completions.sh

 	hack/update-generated-docs.sh

+	PROTO_OPTIONAL=1 hack/update-generated-protobuf.sh

 	hack/update-generated-swagger-descriptions.sh

 	hack/update-generated-swagger-spec.sh

 .PHONY: update

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ if [[ -z "$(which protoc)" || "$(protoc --version)" != "libprotoc 3.0."* ]]; the

   echo

   echo "  https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases"

   echo

+  if [[ "${PROTO_OPTIONAL:-}" == "1" ]]; then

+    exit 0

+  fi

   exit 1

 fi