diff --git a/libs/protobuf/Makefile b/libs/protobuf/Makefile
index 7e60e84986c0d7..0dcea63d2c6978 100644
--- a/libs/protobuf/Makefile
+++ b/libs/protobuf/Makefile
@@ -8,19 +8,20 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=protobuf
-PKG_VERSION:=3.17.3
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_VERSION:=29.1
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
-PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-cpp-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/download/v$(PKG_VERSION)
-PKG_HASH:=51cec99f108b83422b7af1170afd7aeb2dd77d2bcbb7b6bad1f92509e9ccf8cb
+PKG_HASH:=3d32940e975c4ad9b8ba69640e78f5527075bae33ca2890275bf26b853c0962c
 
-PKG_MAINTAINER:=Ken Keys <kkeys@caida.org>
+PKG_MAINTAINER:=Ken Keys <kkeys@caida.org>, Austin Lane <vidplace7@gmail.com>
 PKG_LICENSE:=BSD-3-Clause
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
 PKG_CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:google:protobuf
 
-CMAKE_SOURCE_SUBDIR:=cmake
+HOST_BUILD_DEPENDS:=abseil-cpp/host
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=abseil-cpp
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ define Package/protobuf/Default
   CATEGORY:=Libraries
   TITLE:=A structured data encoding library
   URL:=https://github.com/google/protobuf
-  DEPENDS:=+zlib +libpthread +libatomic +libstdcpp
+  DEPENDS:=+zlib +libstdcpp +abseil-cpp
 endef
 
 define Package/protobuf
@@ -65,39 +66,45 @@ This package provides the libprotobuf-lite library.
 endef
 
 CMAKE_HOST_OPTIONS += \
+	-Dprotobuf_ABSL_PROVIDER="package" \
 	-Dprotobuf_BUILD_PROTOC_BINARIES=ON \
 	-Dprotobuf_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
+	-Dprotobuf_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF \
 	-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF \
 	-DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib
 
 CMAKE_OPTIONS += \
+	-Dprotobuf_ABSL_PROVIDER="package" \
 	-Dprotobuf_BUILD_PROTOC_BINARIES=ON \
 	-Dprotobuf_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
+	-Dprotobuf_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF \
 	-Dprotobuf_WITH_ZLIB=ON \
 	-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON
 
-TARGET_LDFLAGS += -latomic
-
 define Build/InstallDev
 	$(call Build/InstallDev/cmake,$(1))
 	$(SED) 's,/usr/include,$$$${prefix}/include,g' $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/protobuf.pc
 	$(SED) 's,/usr/lib,$$$${exec_prefix}/lib,g' $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/protobuf.pc
 	$(SED) 's,/usr/include,$$$${prefix}/include,g' $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/protobuf-lite.pc
 	$(SED) 's,/usr/lib,$$$${exec_prefix}/lib,g' $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/protobuf-lite.pc
+	$(SED) 's,/usr/include,$$$${prefix}/include,g' $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/upb.pc
+	$(SED) 's,/usr/lib,$$$${exec_prefix}/lib,g' $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/upb.pc
+	$(SED) 's,/usr/include,$$$${prefix}/include,g' $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/utf8_range.pc
+	$(SED) 's,/usr/lib,$$$${exec_prefix}/lib,g' $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/utf8_range.pc
 endef
 
 define Package/protobuf-lite/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) \
-		$(1)/usr/lib
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
 
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libutf8_range.so* $(1)/usr/lib/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libutf8_validity.so* $(1)/usr/lib/
 	$(CP) \
 		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libprotobuf-lite.so* \
 		$(1)/usr/lib/
 endef
 
 define Package/protobuf/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) \
-		$(1)/usr/lib
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
 
 	$(CP) \
 		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libprotoc.so*  \
diff --git a/libs/protobuf/patches/010-rpath.patch b/libs/protobuf/patches/010-rpath.patch
index ef3e98ab17e88b..36db52f5899601 100644
--- a/libs/protobuf/patches/010-rpath.patch
+++ b/libs/protobuf/patches/010-rpath.patch
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 --- a/cmake/install.cmake
 +++ b/cmake/install.cmake
-@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ foreach(_library ${_protobuf_libraries})
-     $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${protobuf_source_dir}/src>
-     $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}>)
+@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ endif ()
+ 
+ foreach(_library ${_protobuf_libraries})
    if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
 -    set_property(TARGET ${_library}
 -      PROPERTY INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN")
-+#   set_property(TARGET ${_library}
++#    set_property(TARGET ${_library}
 +#      PROPERTY INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN")
    elseif (APPLE)
      set_property(TARGET ${_library}
        PROPERTY INSTALL_RPATH "@loader_path")
-@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ if (protobuf_BUILD_PROTOC_BINARIES)
-     BUNDLE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
-     COMPONENT protoc)
-   if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
--    set_property(TARGET protoc
--      PROPERTY INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN/../${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
-+#    set_property(TARGET protoc
-+#      PROPERTY INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN/../${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
-   elseif (APPLE)
-     set_property(TARGET protoc
-       PROPERTY INSTALL_RPATH "@loader_path/../lib")
+@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ if (protobuf_BUILD_PROTOC_BINARIES)
+   endif ()
+   foreach (binary IN LISTS _protobuf_binaries)
+     if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+-      set_property(TARGET ${binary}
+-        PROPERTY INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN/../${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
++#      set_property(TARGET ${binary}
++#        PROPERTY INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN/../${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
+     elseif (APPLE)
+       set_property(TARGET ${binary}
+         PROPERTY INSTALL_RPATH "@loader_path/../lib")