ansys-api-mapdl requires protobuf<5

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🔍 Description of the bug

Hi all, I am raising this issue as we realized while doing integration tests that we have an issue in requirements between ansys-dpf-core and ansys-api-mapdl as can be seen here:

We have put a minimal requirement of protobuf>=5.27.0 for ansys-dpf-core due to issues with previous versions, namely due to the new file expected google.protobuf.runtime_version.py.

I wanted to know if there is any reason to limit ansys-api-mapdl to protobuf<5, so I know where the fix needs to be made.

Thanks

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💻 Which Operating System are you using?

Windows

🐍 Which Python version are you using?

3.10

💾 Which MAPDL version are you using?

latest dev

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