[v1.82.0] gRPC C++ Windows

Release Notes for gRPC v1.82.0 (Codename: glacier)

Details for Release v1.82.0:

• Version: v1.82.0
• Codename: glacier
• Release Date: Thursday, July 02, 2026 at 11:26 AM UTC
• Release Tag: v1.82.0
• Release URL: Release v1.82.0

Download Links official gRPC repository:

• Source Code Tarball
• Source Code Zipball

Download Links prebuilt binaries:

• Below, attached as assets to this release, you can find prebuilt binaries for gRPC C++ for Windows.

Changelog:

• Category: Core

  • Description: [call creds] Add support for looking up and attaching regional access boundary policy metadata.

    • Related Issues: [#41594]

• Category: Core

  • Description: Unregister CFStream callbacks during endpoint shutdown.

    • Related Issues: [#42211]

• Category: Core

  • Description: Fix fd 0 incorrectly treated as invalid across POSIX socket code.

    • Related Issues: [#41764]

• Category: Core

  • Description: [xDS] enable new ORCA-to-LRS propagation behavior

    • Related Issues: [#42411]

• Category: Core

  • Description: [RetryFilter::LegacyCallData]: avoid tripping abseil nullopt assertion.

    • Related Issues: [#42405]

• Category: Core

  • Description: [xds] Implement A114: WRR support for custom backend metrics.

    • Related Issues: [#41750]

• Category: PHP

  • Description: [Backport][v1.82.x][PHP] Add PIE support for PHP extention.

    • Related Issues: [#42873]

• Category: Python

  • Description: [Python] [Pyright] Part 2 - Pyright for src/python/grpcio/grpc/aio/_call.py.

    • Related Issues: [#42272]

• Category: Python

  • Description: [Python][aio] Fix issue #42393: 100% CPU when Python run with -O flag.

    • Related Issues: [#42470]

• Category: Python

  • Description: [Python] [Typeguard] Part 6 - Add Typeguard SYNC Stack in tests.

    • Related Issues: [#40353]

• Category: Python

  • Description: [Python] [Pyright] Part 3 - Pyright for src/python/grpcio/grpc/aio/_metadata.py.

    • Related Issues: [#42273]

• Category: Python

  • Description: [Python] Cancel calls without closing channels in fork child.

    • Related Issues: [#41784]

• Category: Ruby

  • Description: [Ruby] Implemented Pure Ruby Call Credentials.

    • Related Issues: [#41946]

• Category: Ruby

  • Description: [Ruby] Fix Ruby interceptors not running in FIFO order.

    • Related Issues: [#42346]

Build Information:

Read the README of the Tag for more information about the build.
For more information how to use the prebuilt binaries with exampels, please read the provided online documentation.

Directory Setup for using/testing the provided HelloWorld-Example(s)

.
+-- vs2022
|   +-- 0_HelperScripts
|   +-- 1_HelloWorld_Client
|   +-- 1_HelloWorld_Server
|   +-- 2_HelloWorld_Client_Callback
|   +-- 2_HelloWorld_Server_Callback
|   +-- 3_HelloWorld_Client_Async_1
|   +-- 3_HelloWorld_Client_Async_2
|   +-- 3_HelloWorld_Server_Async
|   +-- 4_HelloWorld_Client_Compression
|   +-- 4_HelloWorld_Server_Compression
|   +-- 5_HelloWorld_Client_Load_Balancing
|   +-- 5_HelloWorld_Server_Load_Balancing
|   +-- 6_HelloWorld_Client_Meta
|   +-- 6_HelloWorld_Server_Meta
|   +-- 7_KeyValueStore_Client
|   +-- 7_KeyValueStore_Server
|   +-- 8_Route_Guide_Client
|   +-- 8_Route_Guide_Server
|   +-- 9_Route_Guide_Client_Callback
|   +-- 9_Route_Guide_Server_Callback
|   +-- protos
|   +-- res
|   +-- Examples_vs2022.sln
+-- vs2019
|   +-- 0_HelperScripts
|   +-- 1_HelloWorld_Client
|   +-- 1_HelloWorld_Server
|   +-- 2_HelloWorld_Client_Callback
|   +-- 2_HelloWorld_Server_Callback
|   +-- 3_HelloWorld_Client_Async_1
|   +-- 3_HelloWorld_Client_Async_2
|   +-- 3_HelloWorld_Server_Async
|   +-- 4_HelloWorld_Client_Compression
|   +-- 4_HelloWorld_Server_Compression
|   +-- 5_HelloWorld_Client_Load_Balancing
|   +-- 5_HelloWorld_Server_Load_Balancing
|   +-- 6_HelloWorld_Client_Meta
|   +-- 6_HelloWorld_Server_Meta
|   +-- 7_KeyValueStore_Client
|   +-- 7_KeyValueStore_Server
|   +-- 8_Route_Guide_Client
|   +-- 8_Route_Guide_Server
|   +-- 9_Route_Guide_Client_Callback
|   +-- 9_Route_Guide_Server_Callback
|   +-- protos
|   +-- res
|  -> + Legacy Examples 2015 and 2017
# Extract the prebuilt bins and libs like this for your desired toolchain e.g.:
+-- MSVC143_64
|   +-- Debug
|       +-- bin
|       +-- include
|       +-- lib
|       |   +-- cmake
|       +-- share
|   +-- Release
|       +-- bin
|       +-- include
|       +-- lib
|       |   +-- cmake
|       +-- share
|   +-- RelWithDebInfo
|       +-- bin
|       +-- include
|       +-- lib
|       |   +-- cmake
|       +-- share
+-- MSVC143_32 ...
+-- MSVC142_64 ...
+-- MSVC142_32 ...

For additional documentation, please visit the official gRPC documentation.

Have fun.
Greetings, Thomas