diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index f0edbb22a50..060897d81d7 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -881,9 +881,6 @@ libopenal.so.1 libopenal-1.13_1
 libalut.so.0 freealut-1.1.0_1
 liblilv-0.so.0 liblilv-0.14.4_1
 libsuil-0.so.0 suil-0.6.4_1
-libprotoc.so.13 protobuf-3.3.0_1
-libprotobuf.so.13 protobuf-3.3.0_1
-libprotobuf-lite.so.13 protobuf-lite-3.3.0_1
 libmcpp.so.0 libmcpp-2.7.2_1
 libGlacier2.so.35 libIce-3.5.0_1
 libIce.so.35 libIce-3.5.0_1
@@ -2836,3 +2833,6 @@ libcommoncpp.so.8 ucommon-7.0.0_1
 libmupdf.so.1.11 libmupdf-1.11_4
 libmupdfthird.so.1.11 libmupdf-1.11_4
 libmuthreads.so.1.11 libmupdf-1.11_4
+libprotobuf-lite.so.14 protobuf-lite-3.4.0_1
+libprotoc.so.14 protobuf-3.4.0_1
+libprotobuf.so.14 protobuf-3.4.0_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/protobuf/template b/srcpkgs/protobuf/template
index 4f22c18be8e..f8d20d14e60 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/protobuf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/protobuf/template
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 # Template file for 'protobuf'
 pkgname=protobuf
-version=3.3.2
+version=3.4.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config"
 makedepends="zlib-devel"
 short_desc="Google's data interchange format"
-maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
+maintainer="Michael Aldridge <maldridge@voidlinux.eu>"
 distfiles="https://github.com/google/protobuf/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 homepage="https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/"
 license="BSD"
-checksum=8b8e442becbeff637f160c1ef4a3a56769c50ba7c9ff939ccc94086530ff00e4
+checksum=cd55ee08e64a86cf12aaadd4672961813f592c194ed0c9ad94da0ec75acf219f
 
 CXXFLAGS="-std=c++14"