diff --git a/cmake/cpp.cmake b/cmake/cpp.cmake
index 25f0279..c648632 100644
--- a/cmake/cpp.cmake
+++ b/cmake/cpp.cmake
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ set(ABSL_ENABLE_INSTALL ON)
 FetchContent_Declare(
   absl
   GIT_REPOSITORY "https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp.git"
-  GIT_TAG "20230802.0"
+  GIT_TAG "20240116.2"
   GIT_SHALLOW TRUE
-  #PATCH_COMMAND git apply --ignore-whitespace "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../patches/abseil-cpp-20230802.0.patch"
+  PATCH_COMMAND git apply --ignore-whitespace "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../patches/abseil-cpp-20240116.2.patch"
   OVERRIDE_FIND_PACKAGE)
 FetchContent_MakeAvailable(absl)
 list(POP_BACK CMAKE_MESSAGE_INDENT)
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ set(protobuf_WITH_ZLIB OFF)
 FetchContent_Declare(
   protobuf
   GIT_REPOSITORY "https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf.git"
-  GIT_TAG "v24.0"
+  GIT_TAG "v27.2"
   GIT_SUBMODULES ""
   GIT_SHALLOW TRUE
-  PATCH_COMMAND git apply --ignore-whitespace "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../patches/protobuf-v24.0.patch")
+  PATCH_COMMAND git apply --ignore-whitespace "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../patches/protobuf-v27.2.patch")
 FetchContent_MakeAvailable(protobuf)
 list(POP_BACK CMAKE_MESSAGE_INDENT)
 message(CHECK_PASS "fetched")
diff --git a/patches/abseil-cpp-20230802.0.patch b/patches/abseil-cpp-20230802.0.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 98d5fb3..0000000
--- a/patches/abseil-cpp-20230802.0.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/CMake/AbseilDll.cmake b/CMake/AbseilDll.cmake
-index f0d984ae..9134696d 100644
---- a/CMake/AbseilDll.cmake
-+++ b/CMake/AbseilDll.cmake
-@@ -624,23 +624,33 @@ set(ABSL_INTERNAL_TEST_DLL_TARGETS
- 
- include(CheckCXXSourceCompiles)
- 
--check_cxx_source_compiles(
--  [==[
--#ifdef _MSC_VER
--#  if _MSVC_LANG < 201700L
--#    error "The compiler defaults or is configured for C++ < 17"
--#  endif
--#elif __cplusplus < 201700L
--#  error "The compiler defaults or is configured for C++ < 17"
--#endif
--int main() { return 0; }
--]==]
-+message(WARNING "ABSL_CXX_STANDARD: ${ABSL_CXX_STANDARD}")
-+message(WARNING "CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD: ${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD}")
-+message(WARNING "CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED: ${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED}")
-+message(WARNING "CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS: ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
-+
-+if(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD GREATER_EQUAL 17)
-+  set(ABSL_INTERNAL_AT_LEAST_CXX17 TRUE)
-+else()
-+  check_cxx_source_compiles(
-+    [==[
-+  #ifdef _MSC_VER
-+  #  if _MSVC_LANG < 201700L
-+  #    error "The compiler defaults or is configured for C++ < 17"
-+  #  endif
-+  #elif __cplusplus < 201700L
-+  #  error "The compiler defaults or is configured for C++ < 17"
-+  #endif
-+  int main() { return 0; }
-+  ]==]
-   ABSL_INTERNAL_AT_LEAST_CXX17)
-+endif()
- 
- if(ABSL_INTERNAL_AT_LEAST_CXX17)
-   set(ABSL_INTERNAL_CXX_STD_FEATURE cxx_std_17)
- else()
-   set(ABSL_INTERNAL_CXX_STD_FEATURE cxx_std_14)
-+  message(FATAL_ERROR "Should not pass here !!!")
- endif()
- 
- function(absl_internal_dll_contains)
diff --git a/patches/abseil-cpp-20240116.2.patch b/patches/abseil-cpp-20240116.2.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d3c2f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/abseil-cpp-20240116.2.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+diff --git a/CMake/AbseilHelpers.cmake b/CMake/AbseilHelpers.cmake
+index c53b358..9906382 100644
+--- a/CMake/AbseilHelpers.cmake
++++ b/CMake/AbseilHelpers.cmake
+@@ -250,6 +250,14 @@ Cflags: -I\${includedir}${PC_CFLAGS}\n")
+     elseif(_build_type STREQUAL "static" OR _build_type STREQUAL "shared")
+       add_library(${_NAME} "")
+       target_sources(${_NAME} PRIVATE ${ABSL_CC_LIB_SRCS} ${ABSL_CC_LIB_HDRS})
++      if(APPLE)
++        set_target_properties(${_NAME} PROPERTIES
++          INSTALL_RPATH "@loader_path")
++      elseif(UNIX)
++        set_target_properties(${_NAME} PROPERTIES
++          POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON
++          INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN")
++      endif()
+       target_link_libraries(${_NAME}
+       PUBLIC ${ABSL_CC_LIB_DEPS}
+       PRIVATE
diff --git a/patches/protobuf-v24.0.patch b/patches/protobuf-v27.2.patch
similarity index 71%
rename from patches/protobuf-v24.0.patch
rename to patches/protobuf-v27.2.patch
index f22c617..77b02f8 100644
--- a/patches/protobuf-v24.0.patch
+++ b/patches/protobuf-v27.2.patch
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
-index ac0d03c3a..ac8aee8a7 100644
+index 9b51e9722..33c1021d4 100644
 --- a/CMakeLists.txt
 +++ b/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ else (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ else (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
  endif (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
  option(protobuf_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build Shared Libraries" ${protobuf_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS_DEFAULT})
  include(CMakeDependentOption)
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ index ac0d03c3a..ac8aee8a7 100644
    "NOT protobuf_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS" OFF)
  set(protobuf_WITH_ZLIB_DEFAULT ON)
  option(protobuf_WITH_ZLIB "Build with zlib support" ${protobuf_WITH_ZLIB_DEFAULT})
-@@ -158,24 +158,16 @@ endif()
+@@ -160,24 +160,16 @@ endif()
  
  set(_protobuf_FIND_ZLIB)
  if (protobuf_WITH_ZLIB)
@@ -46,26 +46,11 @@ index ac0d03c3a..ac8aee8a7 100644
  endif (protobuf_WITH_ZLIB)
  
  # We need to link with libatomic on systems that do not have builtin atomics, or
-@@ -277,7 +269,6 @@ else (MSVC)
+@@ -279,7 +271,6 @@ else (MSVC)
  endif (MSVC)
  
  include_directories(
 -  ${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES}
    ${protobuf_BINARY_DIR}
-   ${protobuf_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
- 
-diff --git a/cmake/libprotobuf.cmake b/cmake/libprotobuf.cmake
-index 422754a1a..ea91898d5 100644
---- a/cmake/libprotobuf.cmake
-+++ b/cmake/libprotobuf.cmake
-@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ endif()
- if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "Android")
-   target_link_libraries(libprotobuf PRIVATE log)
- endif()
--target_include_directories(libprotobuf PUBLIC ${protobuf_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
-+target_include_directories(libprotobuf PUBLIC
-+  ${protobuf_SOURCE_DIR}/src
-+  ${protobuf_SOURCE_DIR})
- target_link_libraries(libprotobuf PUBLIC ${protobuf_ABSL_USED_TARGETS})
- protobuf_configure_target(libprotobuf)
- if(protobuf_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+   # Support #include-ing other top-level directories, i.e. upb_generator.
+   ${protobuf_SOURCE_DIR}