diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 9cce309..7c8c34e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -90,13 +90,13 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         build_type: [Debug, Release]
-        os: [macos-latest, ubuntu-latest]
+        os: [macos-latest, ubuntu-20.04]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Install Linux dependencies
         if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')
-        run: sudo apt-get install -y protobuf-compiler libprotobuf-dev libprotoc-dev libabsl-dev
+        run: sudo apt-get install -y protobuf-compiler libprotobuf-dev libprotoc-dev
       - name: Install Mac dependencies
         if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'macos')
         run: brew install protobuf abseil
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.abseil-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: |
           cd ~
-          git clone https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp.git -b ${{ env.ABSEIL_VERSION }} abseil
+          git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp.git -b ${{ env.ABSEIL_VERSION }} abseil
           cd ~/abseil && mkdir build && cd build
           cmake -G "NMake Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build-type }} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/abseil-bin -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${{ matrix.shared-lib }} -DABSL_PROPAGATE_CXX_STD=ON -DCMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY=MultiThreaded${{ matrix.build-type == 'Debug' && 'Debug' || '' }}${{ matrix.shared-lib == 'ON' && 'DLL' || '' }} -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 ..
           nmake
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.shared-lib == 'OFF'
         run: |
           cd ~
-          git clone https://github.com/protocolbuffers/utf8_range.git utf8_range
+          git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/protocolbuffers/utf8_range.git utf8_range
           cd ~/utf8_range && mkdir build && cd build
           cmake -G "NMake Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build-type }} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/utf8_range-bin -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 -Dutf8_range_ENABLE_TESTS=OFF -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF -Dabsl_ROOT=~/abseil-bin -DCMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP0074=NEW -DCMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP0091=NEW -DCMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY='MultiThreaded${{ matrix.build-type == 'Debug' && 'Debug' || '' }}' ..
           nmake
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.protobuf-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: |
           cd ~
-          git clone https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf.git -b v${{ env.PROTOBUF_VERSION }} protobuf
+          git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf.git -b v${{ env.PROTOBUF_VERSION }} protobuf
           cd ~/protobuf && mkdir build && cd build
           cmake -G "NMake Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build-type }} -Dprotobuf_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/protobuf-bin -Dprotobuf_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${{ matrix.shared-lib }} -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 -Dprotobuf_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF -Dprotobuf_ABSL_PROVIDER=package -Dabsl_ROOT=~/abseil-bin -DABSL_PROPAGATE_CXX_STD=ON ..
           nmake
diff --git a/.github/workflows/msvc_bin.yml b/.github/workflows/msvc_bin.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ad45d2..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/msvc_bin.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,184 +0,0 @@
-name: Windows/MSVC binary generation
-
-on:
-    workflow_dispatch:
-        inputs:
-            protobuf_repo:
-                description: 'repo associated to the protobuf repo'
-                default: 'https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf.git'
-                type: string
-            protobuf_branch:
-                description: 'branch associated with the protobuf repo'
-                default: 'main'
-                type: string
-            protobuf-c_repo:
-                description: 'repo associated to the protobuf-c repo'
-                default: 'https://github.com/protobuf-c/protobuf-c.git'
-                type: string
-            protobuf-c_branch:
-                description: 'branch associated with the protobuf-c repo'
-                default: 'master'
-                type: string
-            abseil_branch:
-                description: 'branch associated with the abseil-cpp repo'
-                default: 'master'
-                type: string
-
-defaults:
-    run:
-        shell: pwsh
-
-jobs:
-    build-binaries:
-        strategy:
-            matrix:
-                config: [Debug, Release]
-                shared_libs: [ON, OFF]
-            fail-fast: false
-        runs-on: windows-latest
-        steps:
-            - name: Set up an independent abseil repo
-              run: |
-                   git clone --branch ${{ inputs.abseil_branch }} https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp.git
-                   cd abseil-cpp
-                   $runtime = 'MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>'
-                   if ('${{ matrix.shared_libs }}' -eq 'ON')
-                   { $runtime += 'DLL' }
-                   cmake -DABSL_USE_EXTERNAL_GOOGLETEST=ON -DABSL_FIND_GOOGLETEST=ON `
-                         -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${{ matrix.shared_libs }} -DABSL_PROPAGATE_CXX_STD=ON `
-                         -DCMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY="$runtime" `
-                         -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 -B build -A x64 -T host=x64 .
-                   cmake --build build --config ${{ matrix.config }}
-                   cmake --install build --config ${{ matrix.config }} --prefix "$Env:TMP/install/absl"
-
-            - name: Set up the utf8 compression algorithm
-              if: ${{ matrix.shared_libs == 'OFF' }}
-              run: |
-                   git clone https://github.com/protocolbuffers/utf8_range.git
-                   cd utf8_range
-                   cmake -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 -Dutf8_range_ENABLE_TESTS=OFF `
-                         -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF `
-                         -Dabsl_ROOT="$Env:TMP/install/absl" `
-                         -DCMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP0074=NEW `
-                         -DCMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP0091=NEW `
-                         -DCMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY='MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>' `
-                         -B build -A x64 -T host=x64 .
-                   cmake --build build --config ${{ matrix.config }}
-                   cmake --install build --config ${{ matrix.config }} --prefix "$Env:TMP/install/utf8_range"
-
-            - name: Set up protobuf repo
-              run: |
-                   git clone --branch ${{ inputs.protobuf_branch }} --recurse-submodules ${{ inputs.protobuf_repo }}
-                   cd protobuf
-                   cmake -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 `
-                         -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${{ matrix.shared_libs }} `
-                         -Dprotobuf_BUILD_TESTS=OFF `
-                         -Dprotobuf_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF `
-                         -Dprotobuf_ABSL_PROVIDER=package `
-                         -Dabsl_ROOT="$Env:TMP/install/absl" `
-                         -DABSL_PROPAGATE_CXX_STD=ON `
-                         -B build -A x64 -T host=x64 .
-                   cmake --build build --config ${{ matrix.config }}
-                   cmake --install build --config ${{ matrix.config }} --prefix "$Env:TMP/install/protobuf"
-
-            - name: Set up protobuf-c repo
-              id: build
-              run: |
-                   git clone --branch ${{ inputs.protobuf-c_branch }} --recurse-submodules ${{ inputs.protobuf-c_repo }}
-                   cd protobuf-c
-                   cmake -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 `
-                         -DProtobuf_ROOT="$Env:TMP/install/protobuf" `
-                         -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${{ matrix.shared_libs }} `
-                         -DBUILD_TESTS=OFF `
-                         -Dabsl_ROOT="$Env:TMP/install/absl" `
-                         -Dutf8_range_ROOT="$Env:TMP/install/utf8_range" `
-                         -B build-cmake/build -A x64 -T host=x64 build-cmake
-                   cmake --build build-cmake/build --config ${{ matrix.config }}
-                   cmake --install build-cmake/build --config ${{ matrix.config }} --prefix "$Env:TMP/install/protobuf-c"
-                   "BINARYDIR=$Env:TMP/install" | Out-File $Env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-            - name: Upload artifacts
-              uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-              with:
-                name: protobuf-c-binaries-${{ matrix.config }}-${{ matrix.shared_libs == 'ON' && 'dll' || 'lib'}}
-                path: ${{ steps.build.outputs.BINARYDIR }}
-
-    build-binaries-nmake:
-        strategy:
-            matrix:
-                config: [Debug, Release]
-                shared_libs: [ON, OFF]
-            fail-fast: false
-        runs-on: windows-latest
-        steps:
-
-            - name: Enforce a developer console
-              uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
-              with:
-                  arch: amd64
-
-            - name: Set up an independent abseil repo
-              run: |
-                   git clone --branch ${{ inputs.abseil_branch }} https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp.git
-                   cd abseil-cpp
-                   $runtime = 'MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>'
-                   if ('${{ matrix.shared_libs }}' -eq 'ON')
-                   { $runtime += 'DLL' }
-                   cmake -DABSL_USE_EXTERNAL_GOOGLETEST=ON -DABSL_FIND_GOOGLETEST=ON `
-                         -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${{ matrix.shared_libs }} -DABSL_PROPAGATE_CXX_STD=ON `
-                         -DCMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY="$runtime" `
-                         -B build -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 -G "NMake Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.config }} .
-                   cmake --build build
-                   cmake --install build --prefix "$Env:TMP/install/absl"
-
-            - name: Set up the utf8 compression algorithm
-              if: ${{ matrix.shared_libs == 'OFF' }}
-              run: |
-                   git clone https://github.com/protocolbuffers/utf8_range.git
-                   cd utf8_range
-                   cmake -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 -Dutf8_range_ENABLE_TESTS=OFF `
-                         -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF `
-                         -Dabsl_ROOT="$Env:TMP/install/absl" `
-                         -DCMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP0074=NEW `
-                         -DCMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP0091=NEW `
-                         -DCMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY='MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>' `
-                         -B build -G "NMake Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.config }} .
-                   cmake --build build
-                   cmake --install build --prefix "$Env:TMP/install/utf8_range"
-
-            - name: Set up protobuf repo
-              run: |
-                   git clone --branch ${{ inputs.protobuf_branch }} --recurse-submodules ${{ inputs.protobuf_repo }}
-                   cd protobuf
-                   cmake -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 `
-                         -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${{ matrix.shared_libs }} `
-                         -Dprotobuf_BUILD_TESTS=OFF `
-                         -Dprotobuf_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF `
-                         -Dprotobuf_ABSL_PROVIDER=package `
-                         -Dabsl_ROOT="$Env:TMP/install/absl" `
-                         -DABSL_PROPAGATE_CXX_STD=ON `
-                         -B build -G "NMake Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.config }} .
-                   cmake --build build
-                   cmake --install build --prefix "$Env:TMP/install/protobuf"
-
-            - name: Set up protobuf-c repo
-              id: build
-              run: |
-                   git clone --branch ${{ inputs.protobuf-c_branch }} --recurse-submodules ${{ inputs.protobuf-c_repo }}
-                   cd protobuf-c
-                   cmake -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 `
-                         -DProtobuf_ROOT="$Env:TMP/install/protobuf" `
-                         -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${{ matrix.shared_libs }} `
-                         -DBUILD_TESTS=OFF `
-                         -Dabsl_ROOT="$Env:TMP/install/absl" `
-                         -Dutf8_range_ROOT="$Env:TMP/install/utf8_range" `
-                         -B build-cmake/build -G "NMake Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.config }} build-cmake
-                   cmake --build build-cmake/build
-                   cmake --install build-cmake/build --prefix "$Env:TMP/install/protobuf-c"
-                   "BINARYDIR=$Env:TMP/install" | Out-File $Env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-            - name: Upload artifacts
-              uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-              with:
-                name: nmake-protobuf-c-binaries-${{ matrix.config }}-${{ matrix.shared_libs == 'ON' && 'dll' || 'lib'}}
-                path: ${{ steps.build.outputs.BINARYDIR }}
diff --git a/build-cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/build-cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 1719916..1e7695c 100644
--- a/build-cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/build-cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,21 +19,21 @@ FIND_PACKAGE(Protobuf REQUIRED)
 file(REAL_PATH "${PROTOBUF_INCLUDE_DIR}" PROTOBUF_INCLUDE_DIR)
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${PROTOBUF_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
-find_package(absl REQUIRED)
+find_package(absl CONFIG)
 
 # for static protobuf libraries include the dependencies
 if (Protobuf_USE_STATIC_LIBS)
     get_property(protobuf_ABSL_USED_TARGETS DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}" PROPERTY IMPORTED_TARGETS)
     list(FILTER protobuf_ABSL_USED_TARGETS INCLUDE REGEX "absl::")
 
-    find_package(utf8_range REQUIRED)
+    find_package(utf8_range CONFIG)
 
     set(protobuf_UTF8_USED_TARGETS
-        utf8_range::utf8_validity
-        utf8_range::utf8_range
+        $<TARGET_NAME_IF_EXISTS:utf8_range::utf8_validity>
+        $<TARGET_NAME_IF_EXISTS:utf8_range::utf8_range>
     )
 elseif(WIN32)
-    set(protobuf_ABSL_USED_TARGETS absl::abseil_dll)
+    set(protobuf_ABSL_USED_TARGETS $<TARGET_NAME_IF_EXISTS:absl::abseil_dll>)
 endif()
 
 #options
@@ -129,7 +129,9 @@ if(WIN32)
 
     if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
         set(OS_PATH_VARIABLE "$<TARGET_FILE_DIR:protobuf::protoc>\\;${OS_PATH_VARIABLE}")
-        set(OS_PATH_VARIABLE "$<TARGET_FILE_DIR:absl::abseil_dll>\\;${OS_PATH_VARIABLE}")
+        if (TARGET absl::abseil_dll)
+            set(OS_PATH_VARIABLE "$<TARGET_FILE_DIR:absl::abseil_dll>\\;${OS_PATH_VARIABLE}")
+        endif()
     endif()
 
 else(WIN32)