diff --git a/protobuf/.footprint b/protobuf/.footprint
index 947ad8a90..22780bc63 100644
--- a/protobuf/.footprint
+++ b/protobuf/.footprint
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/
 drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/bin/
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/bin/protoc
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/bin/protoc -> protoc-3.21.7.0
+-rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/bin/protoc-3.21.7.0
 drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/include/
 drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/include/google/
 drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/include/google/protobuf/
@@ -100,7 +101,6 @@ drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/include/google/protobuf/io/
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/google/protobuf/port_def.inc
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/google/protobuf/port_undef.inc
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/google/protobuf/reflection.h
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/google/protobuf/reflection_internal.h
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/google/protobuf/reflection_ops.h
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/google/protobuf/repeated_field.h
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/google/protobuf/repeated_ptr_field.h
@@ -147,21 +147,23 @@ drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/include/google/protobuf/util/
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.h
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/google/protobuf/wrappers.proto
 drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/lib/libprotobuf-lite.a
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/libprotobuf-lite.la
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libprotobuf-lite.so -> libprotobuf-lite.so.32.0.6
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libprotobuf-lite.so.32 -> libprotobuf-lite.so.32.0.6
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/libprotobuf-lite.so.32.0.6
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/lib/libprotobuf.a
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/libprotobuf.la
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libprotobuf.so -> libprotobuf.so.32.0.6
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libprotobuf.so.32 -> libprotobuf.so.32.0.6
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/libprotobuf.so.32.0.6
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/lib/libprotoc.a
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/libprotoc.la
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libprotoc.so -> libprotoc.so.32.0.6
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libprotoc.so.32 -> libprotoc.so.32.0.6
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/libprotoc.so.32.0.6
+drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/cmake/
+drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/cmake/protobuf/
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/lib/cmake/protobuf/protobuf-config-version.cmake
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/lib/cmake/protobuf/protobuf-config.cmake
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/lib/cmake/protobuf/protobuf-module.cmake
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/lib/cmake/protobuf/protobuf-options.cmake
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/lib/cmake/protobuf/protobuf-targets-release.cmake
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/lib/cmake/protobuf/protobuf-targets.cmake
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libprotobuf-lite.so -> libprotobuf-lite.so.32
+-rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/libprotobuf-lite.so.3.21.7.0
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libprotobuf-lite.so.32 -> libprotobuf-lite.so.3.21.7.0
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libprotobuf.so -> libprotobuf.so.32
+-rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/libprotobuf.so.3.21.7.0
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libprotobuf.so.32 -> libprotobuf.so.3.21.7.0
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libprotoc.so -> libprotoc.so.32
+-rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/libprotoc.so.3.21.7.0
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libprotoc.so.32 -> libprotoc.so.3.21.7.0
 drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/pkgconfig/
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/lib/pkgconfig/protobuf-lite.pc
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/lib/pkgconfig/protobuf.pc
diff --git a/protobuf/.signature b/protobuf/.signature
index beb3905ff..a3c6c94c7 100644
--- a/protobuf/.signature
+++ b/protobuf/.signature
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 untrusted comment: verify with /etc/ports/opt.pub
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-SHA256 (Pkgfile) = 6620a920d13e1773a5d6db0058213742c1eb7a816d28015394d19f5f0ec5eae9
-SHA256 (.footprint) = 2f12e0df21fc10b3989bc8f2b5552a456853093ecc9e6006a7ef87e71bc929a4
-SHA256 (protobuf-21.6.tar.gz) = dbb16fdbca8f277c9a194d9a837395cde408ca136738d94743130dd0de015efd
+RWSE3ohX2g5d/VTHwwMyq6IHDbD+dWchtfHdJBsG01KErD2/fUJ6ZdmlGBP97Ft8oIqLRVz1G5jY3JaWLjTTGI/pPN379tEcPwU=
+SHA256 (Pkgfile) = 72f48f0f6da9e5d8197d75dc8a5ea195d1bc42bbdb60f351a52dd1f9f30db5c5
+SHA256 (.footprint) = 81ad509a255d2605bc4f5c369472cd864e00e4f15eb22ebe8e9bf10d21e5d20a
+SHA256 (protobuf-21.7.tar.gz) = 75be42bd736f4df6d702a0e4e4d30de9ee40eac024c4b845d17ae4cc831fe4ae
diff --git a/protobuf/Pkgfile b/protobuf/Pkgfile
index 521b97047..c9967ef21 100644
--- a/protobuf/Pkgfile
+++ b/protobuf/Pkgfile
@@ -4,19 +4,21 @@
 # Depends on: zlib
 
 name=protobuf
-version=21.6
+version=21.7
 release=1
 source=(https://github.com/protocolbuffers/$name/archive/v$version/$name-$version.tar.gz)
 
 build() {
-	cd $name-$version
+	cmake -S $name-$version -B build -G Ninja \
+		-D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
+		-D CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib \
+		-D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+		-D CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE="$CXXFLAGS" \
+		-D CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE="$CFLAGS" \
+		-D protobuf_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
+		-D protobuf_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
+		-Wno-dev
 
-	rm -rf gmock
-	install -d gmock/gtest
-
-	./autogen.sh
-	./configure --prefix=/usr
-
-	make
-	make DESTDIR=$PKG install
+	cmake --build build
+	DESTDIR=$PKG cmake --install build
 }