diff --git a/games-util/mcpelauncher-ui-qt/mcpelauncher-ui-qt-20240629.ebuild b/games-util/mcpelauncher-ui-qt/mcpelauncher-ui-qt-20240629.ebuild
index 98bbd55..2f24247 100644
--- a/games-util/mcpelauncher-ui-qt/mcpelauncher-ui-qt-20240629.ebuild
+++ b/games-util/mcpelauncher-ui-qt/mcpelauncher-ui-qt-20240629.ebuild
@@ -22,10 +22,14 @@ DEPEND="
 	dev-qt/qtquickcontrols2:5
 	dev-qt/qtsvg:5
 	dev-libs/libzip
-	<=dev-libs/protobuf-21.12" # 2024-06-22: temporary measure due to missing symbol issues during linking when building with newer versions
+	dev-libs/protobuf"
 RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"
 BDEPEND=""
 
+PATCHES="
+	${FILESDIR}/0001-cmake-Fix-compatibility-with-newer-protobuf-versions.patch
+"
+
 src_configure() {
 	# Doesn't like LTO
 	filter-flags -flto*