diff --git a/client/clientservice/CMakeLists.txt b/client/clientservice/CMakeLists.txt
index 01314f3357..7fbce07515 100644
--- a/client/clientservice/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/client/clientservice/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+
 find_package(GRPC REQUIRED)
+find_package(absl CONFIG REQUIRED)
+find_package(Protobuf CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(Boost ${MIN_BOOST_VERSION} COMPONENTS program_options REQUIRED)
 find_package(jaegertracing REQUIRED)
 
@@ -13,6 +18,7 @@ target_link_libraries(clientservice-lib PUBLIC
   concordclient
   gRPC::grpc++
   gRPC::grpc++_reflection
+  protobuf::libprotobuf
   logging
   yaml-cpp
   secret_retriever
diff --git a/client/proto/CMakeLists.txt b/client/proto/CMakeLists.txt
index 87cdb6a424..a8c5f4e81c 100644
--- a/client/proto/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/client/proto/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,21 +1,102 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+
+project(concord)
+
 find_package(Protobuf REQUIRED)
+find_package(absl CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(GRPC REQUIRED)
 
-include_directories(${GRPC_INCLUDE_DIR})
-
-protobuf_generate_cpp(PROTO_SRCS PROTO_HDRS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
-  request/v1/request.proto
-  event/v1/event.proto
-  state_snapshot/v1/state_snapshot.proto
-  ../concordclient/proto/concord_client_request/v1/concord_client_request.proto
-)
-grpc_generate_cpp(GRPC_SRCS GRPC_HDRS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
-  request/v1/request.proto
-  event/v1/event.proto
-  state_snapshot/v1/state_snapshot.proto
-  ../concordclient/proto/concord_client_request/v1/concord_client_request.proto
-)
-
-add_library(clientservice-proto STATIC ${PROTO_SRCS} ${GRPC_SRCS})
-target_link_libraries(clientservice-proto PRIVATE protobuf::libprotobuf gRPC::grpc++)
+# Proto file
+get_filename_component(rs_proto "request/v1/request.proto" ABSOLUTE)
+get_filename_component(es_proto "event/v1/event.proto" ABSOLUTE)
+get_filename_component(ss_proto "state_snapshot/v1/state_snapshot.proto" ABSOLUTE)
+get_filename_component(ccr_proto "../concordclient/proto/concord_client_request/v1/concord_client_request.proto" ABSOLUTE)
+get_filename_component(rs_proto_path "${rs_proto}" PATH)
+get_filename_component(es_proto_path "${es_proto}" PATH)
+get_filename_component(ss_proto_path "${ss_proto}" PATH)
+get_filename_component(ccr_proto_path "${ccr_proto}" PATH)
+
+get_target_property(grpc_cpp_plugin_location gRPC::grpc_cpp_plugin LOCATION)
+
+# Generated sources
+set(rs_proto_srcs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/request.pb.cc")
+set(rs_proto_hdrs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/request.pb.h")
+set(rs_grpc_srcs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/request.grpc.pb.cc")
+set(rs_grpc_hdrs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/request.grpc.pb.h")
+add_custom_command(
+      OUTPUT "${rs_proto_srcs}" "${rs_proto_hdrs}" "${rs_grpc_srcs}" "${rs_grpc_hdrs}"
+      COMMAND protoc
+      ARGS --grpc_out "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
+        --cpp_out "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
+        -I "${rs_proto_path}"
+        --plugin=protoc-gen-grpc="${grpc_cpp_plugin_location}"
+        "${rs_proto}"
+      DEPENDS "${rs_proto}")
+
+set(es_proto_srcs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/event.pb.cc")
+set(es_proto_hdrs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/event.pb.h")
+set(es_grpc_srcs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/event.grpc.pb.cc")
+set(es_grpc_hdrs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/event.grpc.pb.h")
+add_custom_command(
+      OUTPUT "${es_proto_srcs}" "${es_proto_hdrs}" "${es_grpc_srcs}" "${es_grpc_hdrs}"
+      COMMAND protoc
+      ARGS --grpc_out "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
+        --cpp_out "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
+        -I "${es_proto_path}"
+        --plugin=protoc-gen-grpc="${grpc_cpp_plugin_location}"
+        "${es_proto}"
+      DEPENDS "${es_proto}")
+
+set(ss_proto_srcs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/state_snapshot.pb.cc")
+set(ss_proto_hdrs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/state_snapshot.pb.h")
+set(ss_grpc_srcs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/state_snapshot.grpc.pb.cc")
+set(ss_grpc_hdrs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/state_snapshot.grpc.pb.h")
+add_custom_command(
+      OUTPUT "${ss_proto_srcs}" "${ss_proto_hdrs}" "${ss_grpc_srcs}" "${ss_grpc_hdrs}"
+      COMMAND protoc
+      ARGS --grpc_out "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
+        --cpp_out "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
+        -I "${ss_proto_path}"
+        --plugin=protoc-gen-grpc="${grpc_cpp_plugin_location}"
+        "${ss_proto}"
+      DEPENDS "${ss_proto}")
+
+set(ccr_proto_srcs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/concord_client_request.pb.cc")
+set(ccr_proto_hdrs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/concord_client_request.pb.h")
+set(ccr_grpc_srcs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/concord_client_request.grpc.pb.cc")
+set(ccr_grpc_hdrs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/concord_client_request.grpc.pb.h")
+add_custom_command(
+      OUTPUT "${ccr_proto_srcs}" "${ccr_proto_hdrs}" "${ccr_grpc_srcs}" "${ccr_grpc_hdrs}"
+      COMMAND protoc
+      ARGS --grpc_out "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
+        --cpp_out "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
+        -I "${ccr_proto_path}"
+        --plugin=protoc-gen-grpc="${grpc_cpp_plugin_location}"
+        "${ccr_proto}"
+      DEPENDS "${ccr_proto}")
+
+
+# Include generated *.pb.h files
+include_directories("${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
+
+# clientservice-proto
+add_library(clientservice-proto STATIC
+  ${rs_grpc_srcs}
+  ${rs_grpc_hdrs}
+  ${rs_proto_srcs}
+  ${rs_proto_hdrs}
+  ${es_grpc_srcs}
+  ${es_grpc_hdrs}
+  ${es_proto_srcs}
+  ${es_proto_hdrs}
+  ${ss_grpc_srcs}
+  ${ss_grpc_hdrs}
+  ${ss_proto_srcs}
+  ${ss_proto_hdrs}
+  ${ccr_grpc_srcs}
+  ${ccr_grpc_hdrs}
+  ${ccr_proto_srcs}
+  ${ccr_proto_hdrs})
+target_link_libraries(clientservice-proto PRIVATE protobuf::libprotobuf gRPC::grpc++ absl::synchronization)
 target_include_directories(clientservice-proto PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
diff --git a/install_deps.sh b/install_deps.sh
index 1219a99dbd..fc722bb5e4 100755
--- a/install_deps.sh
+++ b/install_deps.sh
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ install_third_party_libraries() {
         pytest \
         pycryptodome \
         ecdsa \
-        protobuf==3.15.8 \
-        grpcio==1.37.1 \
-        grpcio-tools==1.37.1
+        protobuf==3.21.5 \
+        grpcio==1.48.0 \
+        grpcio-tools==1.48.0
 }
 
 
@@ -300,36 +300,20 @@ install_openssl() {
 # https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/test/distrib/cpp/run_distrib_test_cmake.sh
 install_grpc() {
     cd ${HOME}
-    git clone -b v1.37.1 --depth 1 --recurse-submodules https://github.com/grpc/grpc && \
-        cd grpc && \
-        mkdir -p ${HOME}/grpc/third_party/abseil-cpp/cmake/build && \
-        cd ${HOME}/grpc/third_party/abseil-cpp/cmake/build && \
-        cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
-            -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=TRUE \
-            -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local \
-            ../.. && \
-        make -j$(nproc) install && \
-        mkdir -p ${HOME}/grpc/third_party/protobuf/cmake/build && \
-        cd ${HOME}/grpc/third_party/protobuf/cmake/build && \
-        cmake -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
-            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
-            -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local \
-            .. && \
-        make -j$(nproc) install && \
-        mkdir -p ${HOME}/grpc/cmake/build && \
-        cd ${HOME}/grpc/cmake/build && \
-        cmake -DgRPC_INSTALL=ON \
-            -DgRPC_ABSL_PROVIDER=package \
-            -DgRPC_PROTOBUF_PROVIDER=package \
-            -DgRPC_SSL_PROVIDER=package \
-            -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
-            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
-            -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local \
-            ../.. && \
-        make -j$(nproc) install &&
-        cd ${HOME} && \
-        rm -r ${HOME}/grpc
-
+    git clone -b v1.48.x --depth 1 --recurse-submodules https://github.com/grpc/grpc && \
+    mkdir -p ${HOME}/grpc/cmake/build && \
+    cd ${HOME}/grpc/cmake/build && \
+    cmake -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 \
+          -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+          -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
+          -DgRPC_INSTALL=ON \
+          -DgRPC_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
+          -DgRPC_SSL_PROVIDER=package \
+          -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/opt/grpc \
+          ../.. && \
+    make -j$(nproc) install && \
+    cd ${HOME} && \
+    rm -r ${HOME}/grpc
 }
 
 install_prometheus() {
diff --git a/kvbc/proto/CMakeLists.txt b/kvbc/proto/CMakeLists.txt
index f221baec4d..13843a34a9 100644
--- a/kvbc/proto/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kvbc/proto/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,27 @@
-find_package(Protobuf REQUIRED)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+
+find_package(absl CONFIG REQUIRED)
+find_package(GRPC REQUIRED)
+find_package(Protobuf CONFIG REQUIRED)
+
+# Proto file
+get_filename_component(concord_kvbc_proto "concord_kvbc.proto" ABSOLUTE)
+get_filename_component(concord_kvbc_proto_path "${concord_kvbc_proto}" PATH)
+
+set(ck_proto_srcs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/concord_kvbc.pb.cc")
+set(ck_proto_hdrs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/concord_kvbc.pb.h")
+
+add_custom_command(
+      OUTPUT "${ck_proto_srcs}" "${ck_proto_hdrs}"
+      COMMAND protoc
+      ARGS --proto_path="${concord_kvbc_proto_path}"
+        --cpp_out "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
+        "${concord_kvbc_proto}"
+      DEPENDS "${concord_kvbc_proto}")
 
-protobuf_generate_cpp(PROTO_SRCS PROTO_HDRS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
-  concord_kvbc.proto
-)
 message(STATUS "Concord KVBC protobuf generated - see " ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 
-add_library(concord-kvbc-proto STATIC ${PROTO_SRCS})
+add_library(concord-kvbc-proto STATIC ${ck_proto_srcs})
 target_link_libraries(concord-kvbc-proto protobuf::libprotobuf)
 target_include_directories(concord-kvbc-proto PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
diff --git a/thin-replica-server/proto/CMakeLists.txt b/thin-replica-server/proto/CMakeLists.txt
index c30488bcb3..f56ce0a663 100644
--- a/thin-replica-server/proto/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/thin-replica-server/proto/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,30 +1,58 @@
-find_package(Protobuf REQUIRED)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+
 find_package(GRPC REQUIRED)
+find_package(absl CONFIG REQUIRED)
+find_package(Protobuf CONFIG REQUIRED)
 
 include_directories(${GRPC_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
-protobuf_generate_cpp(THIN_REPLICA_PROTO_SRCS THIN_REPLICA_PROTO_HDRS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
-  thin_replica.proto
-)
-grpc_generate_cpp(THIN_REPLICA_GRPC_SRCS THIN_REPLICA_GRPC_HDRS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
-  thin_replica.proto
-)
+get_filename_component(tr_proto "thin_replica.proto" ABSOLUTE)
+get_filename_component(tr_proto_path "${tr_proto}" PATH)
+
+get_target_property(grpc_cpp_plugin_location gRPC::grpc_cpp_plugin LOCATION)
+
+set(tr_proto_srcs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/thin_replica.pb.cc")
+set(tr_proto_hdrs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/thin_replica.pb.h")
+set(tr_grpc_srcs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/thin_replica.grpc.pb.cc")
+set(tr_grpc_hdrs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/thin_replica.grpc.pb.h")
+add_custom_command(
+      OUTPUT "${tr_proto_srcs}" "${tr_proto_hdrs}" "${tr_grpc_srcs}" "${tr_grpc_hdrs}"
+      COMMAND protoc
+      ARGS --grpc_out=generate_mock_code=true:"${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
+        --cpp_out "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
+        -I "${tr_proto_path}"
+        --plugin=protoc-gen-grpc="${grpc_cpp_plugin_location}"
+        "${tr_proto}"
+      DEPENDS "${tr_proto}")
+
 message(STATUS "Thin replica gRPC/protobuf generated - see " ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 
-protobuf_generate_cpp(REPLICA_STATE_SNAPSHOT_PROTO_SRCS REPLICA_STATE_SNAPSHOT_PROTO_HDRS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
-  replica_state_snapshot.proto
-)
-grpc_generate_cpp(REPLICA_STATE_SNAPSHOT_GRPC_SRCS REPLICA_STATE_SNAPSHOT_GRPC_HDRS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
-  replica_state_snapshot.proto
-)
+get_filename_component(ss_proto "replica_state_snapshot.proto" ABSOLUTE)
+get_filename_component(ss_proto_path "${ss_proto}" PATH)
+
+set(ss_proto_srcs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/replica_state_snapshot.pb.cc")
+set(ss_proto_hdrs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/replica_state_snapshot.pb.h")
+set(ss_grpc_srcs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/replica_state_snapshot.grpc.pb.cc")
+set(ss_grpc_hdrs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/replica_state_snapshot.grpc.pb.h")
+add_custom_command(
+      OUTPUT "${ss_proto_srcs}" "${ss_proto_hdrs}" "${ss_grpc_srcs}" "${ss_grpc_hdrs}"
+      COMMAND protoc
+      ARGS --grpc_out=generate_mock_code=true:"${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
+        --cpp_out "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
+        -I "${ss_proto_path}"
+        --plugin=protoc-gen-grpc="${grpc_cpp_plugin_location}"
+        "${ss_proto}"
+      DEPENDS "${ss_proto}")
+
 message(STATUS "State snapshot gRPC/protobuf generated - see " ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 
-add_library(thin-replica-proto STATIC ${THIN_REPLICA_PROTO_SRCS} ${THIN_REPLICA_PROTO_HDRS} 
-            ${THIN_REPLICA_GRPC_SRCS} ${THIN_REPLICA_GRPC_HDRS})
-target_link_libraries(thin-replica-proto protobuf::libprotobuf gRPC::grpc++)
+add_library(thin-replica-proto STATIC ${tr_proto_srcs} ${tr_proto_hdrs} 
+            ${tr_grpc_srcs} ${tr_grpc_hdrs})
+target_link_libraries(thin-replica-proto protobuf::libprotobuf gRPC::grpc++ gRPC::grpc++_reflection)
 target_include_directories(thin-replica-proto PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 
-add_library(replica-state-snapshot-proto STATIC ${REPLICA_STATE_SNAPSHOT_PROTO_SRCS} ${REPLICA_STATE_SNAPSHOT_PROTO_HDRS} 
-            ${REPLICA_STATE_SNAPSHOT_GRPC_SRCS} ${REPLICA_STATE_SNAPSHOT_GRPC_HDRS})
-target_link_libraries(replica-state-snapshot-proto protobuf::libprotobuf gRPC::grpc++)
+add_library(replica-state-snapshot-proto STATIC ${ss_proto_srcs} ${ss_proto_hdrs} 
+            ${ss_grpc_srcs} ${ss_grpc_hdrs})
+target_link_libraries(replica-state-snapshot-proto protobuf::libprotobuf gRPC::grpc++ gRPC::grpc++_reflection)
 target_include_directories(replica-state-snapshot-proto PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
diff --git a/utt/wallet-cli/proto/CMakeLists.txt b/utt/wallet-cli/proto/CMakeLists.txt
index fc9eeaa69f..c33c080e70 100644
--- a/utt/wallet-cli/proto/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/utt/wallet-cli/proto/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,15 +1,34 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+
+project(concord)
+
 find_package(Protobuf REQUIRED)
 find_package(GRPC REQUIRED)
 
 include_directories(${GRPC_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
-protobuf_generate_cpp(PROTO_SRCS PROTO_HDRS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
-  api/v1/api.proto
-)
-grpc_generate_cpp(GRPC_SRCS GRPC_HDRS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
-  api/v1/api.proto
-)
+# Proto file
+get_filename_component(utt_wallet_api_proto "api/v1/api.proto" ABSOLUTE)
+get_filename_component(utt_wallet_api_proto_path "${utt_wallet_api_proto}" PATH)
+
+get_target_property(grpc_cpp_plugin_location gRPC::grpc_cpp_plugin LOCATION)
+
+set(utt_wallet_api_proto_srcs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/api.pb.cc")
+set(utt_wallet_api_proto_hdrs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/api.pb.h")
+set(utt_wallet_api_grpc_srcs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/api.grpc.pb.cc")
+set(utt_wallet_api_grpc_hdrs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/api.grpc.pb.h")
+
+add_custom_command(
+      OUTPUT "${utt_wallet_api_proto_srcs}" "${utt_wallet_api_proto_hdrs}" "${utt_wallet_api_grpc_srcs}" "${utt_wallet_api_grpc_hdrs}"
+      COMMAND protoc
+      ARGS --grpc_out "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
+        --cpp_out "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
+        -I "${utt_wallet_api_proto_path}"
+        --plugin=protoc-gen-grpc="${grpc_cpp_plugin_location}"
+        "${utt_wallet_api_proto}"
+      DEPENDS "${utt_wallet_api_proto}")
 
-add_library(utt-wallet-api-proto STATIC ${PROTO_SRCS} ${GRPC_SRCS})
+add_library(utt-wallet-api-proto STATIC ${utt_wallet_api_proto_srcs} ${utt_wallet_api_grpc_srcs})
 target_link_libraries(utt-wallet-api-proto PRIVATE protobuf::libprotobuf gRPC::grpc++)
-target_include_directories(utt-wallet-api-proto PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
\ No newline at end of file
+target_include_directories(utt-wallet-api-proto PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})