diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 97d6aee81..fe68bfdcd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ include(CheckFunctionExists)
 if (POLICY CMP0148)
     cmake_policy(SET CMP0148 OLD) # https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/policy/CMP0148.html
 endif()
+if (POLICY CMP0074)
+    cmake_policy(SET CMP0074 NEW) # https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/policy/CMP0074.html
+endif()
 include(FindPythonInterp)
 
 if (IOS)
diff --git a/contrib/depends/funcs.mk b/contrib/depends/funcs.mk
index e08669c98..00ee9f195 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/funcs.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/funcs.mk
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ $(1)_build_env+=$($(1)_build_env_$(host_arch)_$(host_os)) $($(1)_build_env_$(hos
 
 $(1)_config_env+=PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR=$($($(1)_type)_prefix)/lib/pkgconfig
 $(1)_config_env+=PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$($($(1)_type)_prefix)/share/pkgconfig
+$(1)_config_env+=CMAKE_MODULE_PATH=$($($(1)_type)_prefix)/lib/cmake
 $(1)_config_env+=PATH="$(build_prefix)/bin:$(PATH)"
 $(1)_build_env+=PATH="$(build_prefix)/bin:$(PATH)"
 $(1)_stage_env+=PATH="$(build_prefix)/bin:$(PATH)"
@@ -172,6 +173,22 @@ endif
 ifneq ($($(1)_ldflags),)
 $(1)_autoconf += LDFLAGS="$$($(1)_ldflags)"
 endif
+
+$(1)_cmake=env CC="$$($(1)_cc)" \
+               CFLAGS="$$($(1)_cppflags) $$($(1)_cflags)" \
+               CXX="$$($(1)_cxx)" \
+               CXXFLAGS="$$($(1)_cppflags) $$($(1)_cxxflags)" \
+               LDFLAGS="$$($(1)_ldflags)" \
+             cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH="$$($($(1)_type)_prefix)" $$($(1)_config_opts)
+ifeq ($($(1)_type),build)
+$(1)_cmake += -DCMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH:PATH="$$($($(1)_type)_prefix)/lib"
+else
+ifneq ($(host),$(build))
+$(1)_cmake += -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=$($(host_os)_cmake_system)
+$(1)_cmake += -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_TARGET=$(host)
+$(1)_cmake += -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_TARGET=$(host)
+endif
+endif
 endef
 
 define int_add_cmds
diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/abseil.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/abseil.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0f2f3ff9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/abseil.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package=abseil
+$(package)_version=$(native_$(package)_version)
+$(package)_download_path=$(native_$(package)_download_path)
+$(package)_download_file=$(native_$(package)_download_file)
+$(package)_file_name=$(native_$(package)_file_name)
+$(package)_sha256_hash=$(native_$(package)_sha256_hash)
+$(package)_patches=no_librt.patch
+
+define $(package)_set_vars
+  $(package)_cxxflags+=-std=c++17
+endef
+
+define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
+   patch -p1 -i $($(package)_patch_dir)/no_librt.patch
+endef
+
+define $(package)_config_cmds
+  $($(package)_cmake)
+endef
+
+define $(package)_build_cmds
+  $(MAKE)
+endef
+
+define $(package)_stage_cmds
+  $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$($(package)_staging_dir) install
+endef
diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/native_abseil.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/native_abseil.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d914fe12a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/native_abseil.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package=native_abseil
+$(package)_version=20240722.0
+$(package)_download_path=https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp/archive/refs/tags/
+$(package)_download_file=$($(package)_version).tar.gz
+$(package)_file_name=abseil-$($(package)_version).tar.gz
+$(package)_sha256_hash=f50e5ac311a81382da7fa75b97310e4b9006474f9560ac46f54a9967f07d4ae3
+
+define $(package)_config_cmds
+  $($(package)_cmake)
+endef
+
+define $(package)_build_cmds
+  $(MAKE)
+endef
+
+define $(package)_stage_cmds
+  $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$($(package)_staging_dir) install
+endef
diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/native_protobuf.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/native_protobuf.mk
index 8d7649b67..31ed085fc 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/packages/native_protobuf.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/native_protobuf.mk
@@ -1,28 +1,29 @@
 package=native_protobuf
-$(package)_version=21.12
-$(package)_version_protobuf_cpp=3.21.12
-$(package)_download_path=https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v$($(package)_version)/
-$(package)_file_name=protobuf-cpp-$($(package)_version_protobuf_cpp).tar.gz
-$(package)_sha256_hash=4eab9b524aa5913c6fffb20b2a8abf5ef7f95a80bc0701f3a6dbb4c607f73460
-$(package)_cxxflags=-std=c++11
+$(package)_version=28.1
+$(package)_download_path=https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v$($(package)_version)
+$(package)_file_name=protobuf-$($(package)_version).tar.gz
+$(package)_sha256_hash=3b8bf6e96499a744bd014c60b58f797715a758093abf859f1d902194b8e1f8c9
+$(package)_dependencies=native_abseil
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
-  $(package)_config_opts=--disable-shared --prefix=$(build_prefix)
-  $(package)_config_opts_linux=--with-pic
+  $(package)_cxxflags+=-std=c++17
+  $(package)_config_opts=-Dprotobuf_BUILD_TESTS=OFF
+  $(package)_config_opts+=-Dprotobuf_ABSL_PROVIDER=package
+  $(package)_config_opts+=-Dprotobuf_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
 endef
 
 define $(package)_config_cmds
-  $($(package)_autoconf)
+  $($(package)_cmake)
 endef
 
 define $(package)_build_cmds
-  $(MAKE) -C src protoc
+  $(MAKE)
 endef
 
 define $(package)_stage_cmds
-  $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$($(package)_staging_dir) -C src install-binPROGRAMS install-nobase_dist_protoDATA
+  $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$($(package)_staging_dir) install
 endef
 
 define $(package)_postprocess_cmds
-  rm -rf lib/
+  rm -rf lib64
 endef
diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/packages.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/packages.mk
index 14561964f..4320f5e8e 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/packages/packages.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/packages.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 packages:=boost openssl zeromq expat unbound sodium
 
-hardware_packages := hidapi protobuf libusb
-hardware_native_packages := native_protobuf
+hardware_packages := hidapi abseil protobuf libusb
+hardware_native_packages := native_abseil native_protobuf
 
 android_native_packages = android_ndk $(hardware_native_packages)
 android_packages = ncurses readline protobuf
diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/protobuf.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/protobuf.mk
index 9702506d0..ce3f1f9dd 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/packages/protobuf.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/protobuf.mk
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
 package=protobuf
 $(package)_version=$(native_$(package)_version)
-$(package)_version_protobuf_cpp=$(native_$(package)_version_protobuf_cpp)
 $(package)_download_path=$(native_$(package)_download_path)
 $(package)_file_name=$(native_$(package)_file_name)
 $(package)_sha256_hash=$(native_$(package)_sha256_hash)
-$(package)_dependencies=native_$(package)
-$(package)_cxxflags=-std=c++11
+$(package)_dependencies=abseil
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
-  $(package)_config_opts=--disable-shared --with-protoc=$(build_prefix)/bin/protoc
-  $(package)_config_opts_linux=--with-pic
+  $(package)_cxxflags+=-std=c++17
+  $(package)_config_opts=-Dprotobuf_ABSL_PROVIDER=package
+  $(package)_config_opts+=-Dprotobuf_BUILD_TESTS=OFF
+  $(package)_config_opts+=-Dprotobuf_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
+  $(package)_config_opts+=-Dprotobuf_BUILD_PROTOC_BINARIES=OFF
+  $(package)_config_opts+=-Dprotobuf_WITH_ZLIB=OFF
 endef
 
 define $(package)_config_cmds
-  $($(package)_autoconf) AR_FLAGS=$($(package)_arflags)
+  $($(package)_cmake)
 endef
 
 define $(package)_build_cmds
-  $(MAKE) -C src libprotobuf.la
+  $(MAKE)
 endef
 
 define $(package)_stage_cmds
-  $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$($(package)_staging_dir) -C src install-nobase_includeHEADERS &&\
-  $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$($(package)_staging_dir) install-pkgconfigDATA &&\
-  cp src/.libs/libprotobuf.a $($(package)_staging_prefix_dir)/lib/
+  $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$($(package)_staging_dir) install
 endef
diff --git a/contrib/depends/patches/abseil/no_librt.patch b/contrib/depends/patches/abseil/no_librt.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8fdd1657f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/depends/patches/abseil/no_librt.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff --git a/absl/base/CMakeLists.txt b/absl/base/CMakeLists.txt
+index 97994fc6..06ab426c 100644
+--- a/absl/base/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/absl/base/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ absl_cc_library(
+     ${ABSL_DEFAULT_COPTS}
+   LINKOPTS
+     ${ABSL_DEFAULT_LINKOPTS}
+-    $<$<BOOL:${LIBRT}>:-lrt>
+     $<$<BOOL:${MINGW}>:-ladvapi32>
+   DEPS
+     absl::atomic_hook
diff --git a/contrib/depends/toolchain.cmake.in b/contrib/depends/toolchain.cmake.in
index 50eaaa593..dd1502803 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/toolchain.cmake.in
+++ b/contrib/depends/toolchain.cmake.in
@@ -29,13 +29,7 @@ SET(UNBOUND_LIBRARIES @prefix@/lib/libunbound.a)
 
 SET(LIBUSB-1.0_LIBRARY @prefix@/lib/libusb-1.0.a)
 SET(LIBUDEV_LIBRARY @prefix@/lib/libudev.a)
-
-SET(Protobuf_FOUND 1)
-SET(Protobuf_PROTOC_EXECUTABLE @prefix@/native/bin/protoc CACHE FILEPATH "Path to the native protoc")
-SET(Protobuf_INCLUDE_DIR @prefix@/include CACHE PATH "Protobuf include dir")
-SET(Protobuf_INCLUDE_DIRS @prefix@/include CACHE PATH "Protobuf include dir")
-SET(Protobuf_LIBRARY @prefix@/lib/libprotobuf.a CACHE FILEPATH "Protobuf library")
-
+SET(absl_ROOT @prefix@)
 if(NOT CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Android")
 SET(LIBUNWIND_INCLUDE_DIR @prefix@/include)
 SET(LIBUNWIND_LIBRARIES @prefix@/lib/libunwind.a)
@@ -61,6 +55,7 @@ SET(ARCHITECTURE @arch@)
 set (CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM NEVER) # Find programs on host
 set (CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY ONLY) # Find libs in target
 set (CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE ONLY) # Find includes in target
+SET (CMAKE_FIND_USE_PACKAGE_ROOT_PATH ON)
 
 # specify the cross compiler to be used. Darwin uses clang provided by the SDK.
 if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Darwin")