diff --git a/cmd/containerd-shim/main_unix.go b/cmd/containerd-shim/main_unix.go
index 87b9f59e879a6..ac6f51c0329a5 100644
--- a/cmd/containerd-shim/main_unix.go
+++ b/cmd/containerd-shim/main_unix.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/namespaces"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/process"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/proto"
 	ptypes "github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/types"
 	shimlog "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v1/shim"
@@ -305,7 +306,7 @@ func (l *remoteEventsPublisher) Publish(ctx context.Context, topic string, event
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	data, err := encoded.Marshal()
+	data, err := proto.Marshal(encoded)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/containerd/command/publish.go b/cmd/containerd/command/publish.go
index 9a67359b02a66..166a74a384a7a 100644
--- a/cmd/containerd/command/publish.go
+++ b/cmd/containerd/command/publish.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/namespaces"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/dialer"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/proto"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/types"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ func getEventPayload(r io.Reader) (*types.Any, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	var any types.Any
-	if err := any.Unmarshal(data); err != nil {
+	if err := proto.Unmarshal(data, &any); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &any, nil
diff --git a/container_checkpoint_opts.go b/container_checkpoint_opts.go
index aeb6229a591ef..915a30e0707de 100644
--- a/container_checkpoint_opts.go
+++ b/container_checkpoint_opts.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/images"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/platforms"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/proto"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/rootfs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/runc/options"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ func WithCheckpointTask(ctx context.Context, client *Client, c *containers.Conta
 		})
 	}
 	// save copts
-	data, err := any.Marshal()
+	data, err := proto.Marshal(any)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -99,7 +100,8 @@ func WithCheckpointTask(ctx context.Context, client *Client, c *containers.Conta
 // WithCheckpointRuntime includes the container runtime info
 func WithCheckpointRuntime(ctx context.Context, client *Client, c *containers.Container, index *imagespec.Index, copts *options.CheckpointOptions) error {
 	if c.Runtime.Options != nil && c.Runtime.Options.GetValue() != nil {
-		data, err := protobuf.FromAny(c.Runtime.Options).Marshal()
+		any := protobuf.FromAny(c.Runtime.Options)
+		data, err := proto.Marshal(any)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/runtime/v2/binary.go b/runtime/v2/binary.go
index ba532946180a4..0b14af67b1ed3 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/binary.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/binary.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/log"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/namespaces"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/proto"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime"
 	client "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/shim"
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ func (b *binary) Delete(ctx context.Context) (*runtime.Exit, error) {
 		log.G(ctx).Warnf("cleanup warnings %s", s)
 	}
 	var response task.DeleteResponse
-	if err := response.Unmarshal(out.Bytes()); err != nil {
+	if err := proto.Unmarshal(out.Bytes(), &response); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if err := b.bundle.Delete(); err != nil {
diff --git a/services/tasks/local.go b/services/tasks/local.go
index b39cf16c70eef..f44df1544c18e 100644
--- a/services/tasks/local.go
+++ b/services/tasks/local.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/timeout"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/proto"
 	ptypes "github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/linux/runctypes"
@@ -579,7 +580,8 @@ func (l *local) Checkpoint(ctx context.Context, r *api.CheckpointTaskRequest, _
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	// write the config to the content store
-	data, err := protobuf.FromAny(container.Spec).Marshal()
+	pbany := protobuf.FromAny(container.Spec)
+	data, err := proto.Marshal(pbany)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}