diff --git a/network/misc/protobuf/actions.py b/network/misc/protobuf/actions.py
index 04b6b3ceca..f0e8682ead 100644
--- a/network/misc/protobuf/actions.py
+++ b/network/misc/protobuf/actions.py
@@ -9,29 +9,34 @@ from pisi.actionsapi import autotools
 from pisi.actionsapi import pisitools
 from pisi.actionsapi import shelltools
 from pisi.actionsapi import pythonmodules
+from pisi.actionsapi import cmaketools
 
 WorkDir="%s" % get.srcDIR()
 
 def setup():
     # create a folder for python3 build
-    shelltools.copy("python/",  "python3/")
+    # shelltools.copy("python/",  "python3/")
 
     # suppress compiler warnings
     pisitools.cxxflags.add("-Wno-stringop-overflow -Wno-unused-function -Wno-deprecated-declarations")
     shelltools.export("PTHREAD_LIBS", "-lpthread")
-    shelltools.system("./autogen.sh")
-    autotools.autoreconf("-vif")
-    autotools.configure("--disable-static")
+    # shelltools.system("./autogen.sh")
+    # autotools.autoreconf("-vif")
+    cmaketools.configure("-D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=None \
+                          -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
+                          -D protobuf_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
+                          -D protobuf_USE_EXTERNAL_GTEST=ON \
+                          -D protobuf_ABSL_PROVIDER=package")
 
     # fix unused direct dependency analysis
-    pisitools.dosed("libtool", " -shared ", " -Wl,-O1,--as-needed -shared ")
+    # pisitools.dosed("libtool", " -shared ", " -Wl,-O1,--as-needed -shared ")
 
 def build():
-    autotools.make()
+    cmaketools.make()
+    # shelltools.cd("python")
+    # pythonmodules.compile()
+    # shelltools.cd("..")
     shelltools.cd("python")
-    pythonmodules.compile()
-    shelltools.cd("..")
-    shelltools.cd("python3")
     pythonmodules.compile(pyVer="3")
     shelltools.cd("..")
 
@@ -46,15 +51,15 @@ def build():
 #    shelltools.cd("..")
 
 def install():
-    autotools.install()
+    cmaketools.install()
+    # shelltools.cd("python")
+    # pythonmodules.install()
+    # shelltools.cd("..")
     shelltools.cd("python")
-    pythonmodules.install()
-    shelltools.cd("..")
-    shelltools.cd("python3")
     pythonmodules.install(pyVer="3")
     shelltools.cd("..")
 
     pisitools.insinto("/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/syntax/", "editors/proto.vim")
     pisitools.insinto("/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/", "editors/protobuf-mode.el")
 
-    pisitools.dodoc("CHANGES.txt", "CONTRIBUTORS.txt", "LICENSE", "README.md")
+    pisitools.dodoc("LICENSE", "CONTRIBUTORS.txt", "LICENSE", "README.md")
diff --git a/network/misc/protobuf/pspec.xml b/network/misc/protobuf/pspec.xml
index 280f357e29..8cd8a9d1e1 100644
--- a/network/misc/protobuf/pspec.xml
+++ b/network/misc/protobuf/pspec.xml
@@ -13,13 +13,15 @@
         <IsA>library</IsA>
         <Summary>Google's data interchange format</Summary>
         <Description>Protocol Buffers are a way of encoding structured data in an efficient yet extensible format. Google uses Protocol Buffers for almost all of its internal RPC protocols and file formats.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="7aec582dff3ab784ca7d2a2c99e59c64e8866fb5" type="targz" name="protobuf-3.21.12.tar.gz">https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/archive/v3.21.12.tar.gz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="45804be54bbc5716e99df20d0b53f5cca626977f" type="targz" name="protobuf-3.25.4.tar.gz">https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/archive/refs/tags/v3.25.4.tar.gz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
+            <Dependency>cmake</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python-wheel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python3-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python-setuptools</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python3-setuptools</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>abseil-cpp-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
     </Source>
 
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@
         <RuntimeDependencies>
             <Dependency>zlib</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libgcc</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>abseil-cpp</Dependency>
         </RuntimeDependencies>
         <Files>
             <Path fileType="doc">/usr/share/doc</Path>
@@ -36,6 +39,8 @@
             <Path fileType="data">/usr/share/vim</Path>
             <Path fileType="data">/usr/share/emacs</Path>
             <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/libproto*</Path>
+            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/libutf8_range.a</Path>
+            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/libutf8_validity.a</Path>
         </Files>
     </Package>
 
@@ -44,14 +49,17 @@
         <Summary>Development files for protobuf</Summary>
         <RuntimeDependencies>
             <Dependency release="current">protobuf</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>abseil-cpp-devel</Dependency>
         </RuntimeDependencies>
         <Files>
             <Path fileType="data">/usr/lib/pkgconfig</Path>
+            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/cmake</Path>
+            <Path fileType="header">/usr/include</Path>
             <Path fileType="header">/usr/include/google/protobuf</Path>
         </Files>
     </Package>
 
-    <Package>
+    <!--Package>
         <Name>python-protobuf</Name>
         <Summary>Python 2 bindings for Google Protocol Buffers</Summary>
         <RuntimeDependencies>
@@ -61,7 +69,7 @@
         <Files>
             <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python2*</Path>
         </Files>
-    </Package>
+    </Package-->
 
     <Package>
         <Name>python3-protobuf</Name>
@@ -77,6 +85,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="20">
+            <Date>2024-07-27</Date>
+            <Version>3.25.4</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Pisi Linux Community</Name>
+            <Email>admin@pisilinux.org</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="19">
             <Date>2023-11-04</Date>
             <Version>3.21.12</Version>