diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 23f858c..7a9991f 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -203,13 +203,8 @@
 go-protos: voltha.pb
 
 	$(call banner-enter,target $@)
-
-#	$(docker-sh) $(quote-double) /bin/ls -ld /go/src $(quote-double)
-#	${PROTOC_SH} $(quote-double) \
-#	  find /go/src -print0 | xargs -0 /bin/ls -ld \
-#	$(quote-double)
-
 	@echo "** Creating *.go.pb files"
+
 	${PROTOC_SH} $(quote-double)\
 	  set -e -o pipefail; \
 	  for x in ${PROTO_FILES}; do \
@@ -318,7 +313,10 @@
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 .PHONY: show-proto-files
 show-proto-files:
-	echo -e "PROTO_FILES:\n$(PROTO_FILES)" | tr ' ' '\n'
+
+	$(call banner-enter,Target $@)
+	@echo -e "PROTO_FILES:\n$(PROTO_FILES)" | tr ' ' '\n'
+	$(call banner-leave,Target $@)
 
 # [EOF]
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0eee118..d7ec472 100755
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 
 require (
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.2
-	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20220208230804-65c12eb4c068
-	google.golang.org/grpc v1.44.0
+	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20230711160842-782d3b101e98
+	google.golang.org/grpc v1.56.2
 )
diff --git a/makefiles/consts.mk b/makefiles/consts.mk
index c1306ac..8961b3a 100644
--- a/makefiles/consts.mk
+++ b/makefiles/consts.mk
@@ -31,13 +31,21 @@
 export quote-double := $(null)"$(null)#"
 
 # [DEBUG] make {target} HIDE=
-HIDE        ?= @
+HIDE           ?= @
 
 env-clean      ?= /usr/bin/env --ignore-environment
 xargs-n1       := xargs -0 -t -n1 --no-run-if-empty
 xargs-n1-clean := $(env-clean) $(xargs-n1)
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: NOP command for targets whose dependencies do all heavy lifting
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## usage: foo bar tans
+## <tab>$(nop-command)
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+nop-cmd        := :
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## Default shell:
 ##   o set -e            enable error checking
 ##   o set -u            report undefined errors
diff --git a/makefiles/virtualenv.mk b/makefiles/virtualenv.mk
index 93eb29d..ceaf389 100644
--- a/makefiles/virtualenv.mk
+++ b/makefiles/virtualenv.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- makefile -*-
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Copyright 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # https://gerrit.opencord.org/plugins/gitiles/onf-make
 # ONF.makefile.version = 1.0
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------