diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 96def5c8f9..f37b292422 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ if (USE_ALTERNATE_FORMATS)
 endif ()
 
 # Find all the required libraries and programs.
-find_package(absl)
+# Use "CONFIG" as there is no built-in cmake module for absl.
+find_package(absl CONFIG REQUIRED)
 
 if(NOT absl_FOUND)
   # Overide abseil install rules for subprojects
@@ -169,14 +170,24 @@ if (USE_RE2)
   find_required_library (RE2 re2/re2.h re2 "Google RE2")
 endif ()
 
-if (USE_PROTOBUF_LITE)
-  find_required_library (PROTOBUF google/protobuf/message_lite.h protobuf-lite
-                         "Google Protocol Buffers")
-  check_library_version (PC_PROTOBUF protobuf-lite>=2.4)
+find_package(Protobuf CONFIG)
+if(NOT Protobuf_FOUND)
+  find_package(Protobuf REQUIRED)
+endif()
+
+if (${Protobuf_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "3.21.0.0")
+  if (USE_PROTOBUF_LITE)
+    set (PROTOBUF_LIB ${Protobuf_LITE_LIBRARIES})
+  else ()
+    set (PROTOBUF_LIB ${Protobuf_LIBRARIES})
+  endif ()
+# find_required_program (PROTOC protoc "Google Protocol Buffers compiler (protoc)")
 else ()
-  find_required_library (PROTOBUF google/protobuf/message_lite.h protobuf
-                         "Google Protocol Buffers")
-  check_library_version (PC_PROTOBUF protobuf>=2.4)
+  if (USE_PROTOBUF_LITE)
+    set (PROTOBUF_LIB protobuf::libprotobuf-lite)
+  else ()
+    set (PROTOBUF_LIB protobuf::libprotobuf)
+  endif ()
 endif ()
 
 find_required_library (ICU_UC unicode/uchar.h icuuc "ICU")
@@ -192,9 +203,6 @@ if (USE_ICU_REGEXP OR BUILD_GEOCODER)
   list (APPEND ICU_LIB ${ICU_I18N_LIB})
 endif ()
 
-find_required_program (PROTOC protoc
-                       "Google Protocol Buffers compiler (protoc)")
-
 if (REGENERATE_METADATA)
   find_required_program (JAVA java
                          "Java Runtime Environment")
@@ -220,24 +228,36 @@ endif ()
 set (RESOURCES_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../resources")
 
 set (
-  PROTOBUF_SOURCES "${RESOURCES_DIR}/phonemetadata.proto"
-                   "${RESOURCES_DIR}/phonenumber.proto"
+  PROTO_FILES "${RESOURCES_DIR}/phonemetadata.proto"
+              "${RESOURCES_DIR}/phonenumber.proto"
 )
 
-set (
-  PROTOBUF_OUTPUT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/phonenumbers/phonemetadata.pb.cc"
-                  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/phonenumbers/phonemetadata.pb.h"
-                  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/phonenumbers/phonenumber.pb.cc"
-                  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/phonenumbers/phonenumber.pb.h"
-)
+if (${Protobuf_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "3.21.0.0")
+  set (
+    PROTOBUF_OUTPUT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/phonenumbers/phonemetadata.pb.cc"
+                    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/phonenumbers/phonemetadata.pb.h"
+                    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/phonenumbers/phonenumber.pb.cc"
+                    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/phonenumbers/phonenumber.pb.h"
+  )
 
-add_custom_command (
-  COMMAND ${PROTOC_BIN} --cpp_out=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/phonenumbers/
-    --proto_path=${RESOURCES_DIR} ${PROTOBUF_SOURCES}
+# COMMAND ${PROTOC_BIN}
+  add_custom_command (
+    COMMAND ${Protobuf_PROTOC_EXECUTABLE}
+    ARGS --cpp_out=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/phonenumbers/ --proto_path=${RESOURCES_DIR} ${PROTO_FILES}
+    VERBATIM
 
-  OUTPUT ${PROTOBUF_OUTPUT}
-  DEPENDS ${PROTOBUF_SOURCES}
-)
+    OUTPUT ${PROTOBUF_OUTPUT}
+    DEPENDS ${PROTO_FILES}
+  )
+else ()
+  set (PROTO_BINARY_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src")
+  protobuf_generate (
+      PROTOS ${PROTO_FILES}
+      OUT_VAR PROTOBUF_OUTPUT
+      IMPORT_DIRS "${RESOURCES_DIR}"
+      PROTOC_OUT_DIR "${PROTO_BINARY_DIR}/phonenumbers"
+  )
+endif ()
 
 if (BUILD_GEOCODER)
   # Geocoding data cpp file generation
@@ -267,9 +287,7 @@ set (
   "src/phonenumbers/base/strings/string_piece.cc"
   "src/phonenumbers/default_logger.cc"
   "src/phonenumbers/logger.cc"
-  "src/phonenumbers/phonemetadata.pb.cc" # Generated by Protocol Buffers.
   "src/phonenumbers/phonenumber.cc"
-  "src/phonenumbers/phonenumber.pb.cc"   # Generated by Protocol Buffers.
   "src/phonenumbers/phonenumberutil.cc"
   "src/phonenumbers/regex_based_matcher.cc"
   "src/phonenumbers/regexp_cache.cc"
@@ -282,6 +300,8 @@ set (
   "src/phonenumbers/utf/unilib.cc"
 )
 
+list (APPEND SOURCES ${PROTOBUF_OUTPUT})
+
 if (BUILD_GEOCODER)
   set (
     GEOCODING_SOURCES
@@ -290,7 +310,6 @@ if (BUILD_GEOCODER)
     "src/phonenumbers/geocoding/geocoding_data.cc"
     "src/phonenumbers/geocoding/mapping_file_provider.cc"
     "src/phonenumbers/geocoding/phonenumber_offline_geocoder.cc"
-    "src/phonenumbers/phonenumber.pb.h"  # Forces proto buffer generation.
   )
 endif ()
 
diff --git a/cpp/cmake/config.cmake.in b/cpp/cmake/config.cmake.in
index 05f915659e..b91ce98369 100644
--- a/cpp/cmake/config.cmake.in
+++ b/cpp/cmake/config.cmake.in
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
 
-find_dependency(absl)
-find_dependency(Protobuf)
+find_dependency(absl CONFIG)
+find_dependency(Protobuf CONFIG)
 
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/@targets_export_name@.cmake")
 check_required_components("@PROJECT_NAME@")