diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index cdd7a08135..f7532d27bc 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ 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
@@ -175,14 +176,11 @@ if (USE_RE2)
   find_required_library (RE2 re2/re2.h re2 "Google RE2")
 endif ()
 
+find_package(Protobuf CONFIG REQUIRED)
 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)
+  set(PROTOBUF_LIB protobuf::libprotobuf-lite)
 else ()
-  find_required_library (PROTOBUF google/protobuf/message_lite.h protobuf
-                         "Google Protocol Buffers")
-  check_library_version (PC_PROTOBUF protobuf>=2.4)
+  set(PROTOBUF_LIB protobuf::libprotobuf)
 endif ()
 
 find_required_library (ICU_UC unicode/uchar.h icuuc "ICU")
@@ -198,9 +196,6 @@ 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")
@@ -226,24 +221,18 @@ endif ()
 set (RESOURCES_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../resources")
 
 set (
-  PROTOBUF_SOURCES "${RESOURCES_DIR}/phonemetadata.proto"
-                   "${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"
+  PROTO_FILES "${RESOURCES_DIR}/phonemetadata.proto"
+              "${RESOURCES_DIR}/phonenumber.proto"
 )
 
-add_custom_command (
-  COMMAND ${PROTOC_BIN} --cpp_out=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/phonenumbers/
-    --proto_path=${RESOURCES_DIR} ${PROTOBUF_SOURCES}
-
-  OUTPUT ${PROTOBUF_OUTPUT}
-  DEPENDS ${PROTOBUF_SOURCES}
-)
+add_library(proto-objects OBJECT ${PROTO_FILES})
+target_link_libraries(proto-objects PUBLIC protobuf::libprotobuf)
+set(PROTO_BINARY_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src")
+target_include_directories(proto-objects PUBLIC "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROTO_BINARY_DIR}>")
+protobuf_generate(
+    TARGET proto-objects
+    IMPORT_DIRS "${RESOURCES_DIR}"
+    PROTOC_OUT_DIR "${PROTO_BINARY_DIR}/phonenumbers")
 
 if (BUILD_GEOCODER)
   # Geocoding data cpp file generation
@@ -273,9 +262,7 @@ 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"
@@ -296,7 +283,6 @@ 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 ()
 
@@ -456,6 +442,8 @@ if (APPLE)
   list (APPEND LIBRARY_DEPS ${COREFOUNDATION_LIB} ${FOUNDATION_LIB})
 endif ()
 
+list (APPEND LIBRARY_DEPS proto-objects)
+
 #----------------------------------------------------------------
 # Build libraries
 #----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -607,7 +595,7 @@ endif()
 # Install built libraries
 #----------------------------------------------------------------
 
-set (BUILT_LIBS)
+set (BUILT_LIBS proto-objects)
 set(targets_export_name "${PROJECT_NAME}-targets")
 
 if (BUILD_STATIC_LIB)
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@")