diff --git a/netconf/protos/Makefile b/netconf/protos/Makefile
index 008a531..9bd1108 100644
--- a/netconf/protos/Makefile
+++ b/netconf/protos/Makefile
@@ -20,38 +20,15 @@
   $(error To get started, please source the env.sh file from Voltha top level directory)
 endif
 
-default: build
-
-PB2_FILES := \
-	voltha_pb2.py
+default: copyfiles
 
 TARGET_PROTO_DIR := $(VOLTHA_BASE)/netconf/protos
 SOURCE_PROTO_DIR := $(VOLTHA_BASE)/voltha/protos
 
-build: copyfiles
-
 copyfiles:
 	rsync -av --include '*/' --exclude='third_party/__init__.py' --include '*.py' --exclude='*' $(SOURCE_PROTO_DIR)/ $(TARGET_PROTO_DIR)
 
 
-PROTO_FILES := $(wildcard *.proto) $(wildcard third_party/google/api/*proto)
-PROTO_PB2_FILES := $(foreach f,$(PROTO_FILES),$(subst .proto,_pb2.py,$(f)))
-PROTO_DESC_FILES := $(foreach f,$(PROTO_FILES),$(subst .proto,.desc,$(f)))
-
-PROTOC_PREFIX := /usr/local
-PROTOC_LIBDIR := $(PROTOC_PREFIX)/lib
-
-build: $(PROTO_PB2_FILES)
-
-%_pb2.py: %.proto Makefile
-	@echo "Building protocol buffer artifacts from $<"
-	env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(PROTOC_LIBDIR) python -m grpc.tools.protoc \
-	    -I. \
-	    -I./third_party \
-	    --python_out=. \
-	    --grpc_python_out=. \
-	    $<
-
 clean:
 	rm -f $(PROTO_PB2_FILES) $(PROTO_DESC_FILES)
 
diff --git a/netconf/protos/yang_options.proto b/netconf/protos/yang_options.proto
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ff2ed6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netconf/protos/yang_options.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015, Google Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// 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.
+
+// This file contains annotation definitions that can be used to describe
+// a configuration tree.
+
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+package voltha;
+
+import "google/protobuf/descriptor.proto";
+
+enum MessageParserOption {
+    // Move any enclosing child enum/message definition to the same level
+    // as the parent (this message) in the yang generated file
+    MOVE_TO_PARENT_LEVEL= 0;
+
+    // Create both a grouping and a container for this message.  The container
+    // name will be the message name.  The grouping name will be the message
+    // name prefixed with "grouping_"
+    CREATE_BOTH_GROUPING_AND_CONTAINER = 1;
+}
+
+message InlineNode {
+    string id = 1;
+    string type = 2;
+}
+
+extend google.protobuf.MessageOptions {
+    // This annotation is used to indicate how a message is parsed when
+    // converting from proto to yang format.
+    MessageParserOption yang_child_rule = 7761774;
+
+    MessageParserOption yang_message_rule = 7761775;
+}
+
+extend google.protobuf.FieldOptions {
+    // If present, the field (a message reference) should be replaced by the
+    // message itself.  For now, this applies only to non-repeated fields.
+    InlineNode yang_inline_node = 7761776;
+}