diff --git a/net/grpc/gateway/docker/protoc_plugin/Dockerfile b/net/grpc/gateway/docker/protoc_plugin/Dockerfile
index cd0bbd7c7..43736b99d 100644
--- a/net/grpc/gateway/docker/protoc_plugin/Dockerfile
+++ b/net/grpc/gateway/docker/protoc_plugin/Dockerfile
@@ -17,24 +17,24 @@ FROM grpcweb/prereqs
 ARG MAKEFLAGS=-j8
 
 RUN apt-get -qq update && apt-get -qq install -y \
-  autoconf \
-  automake \
+  cmake \
   build-essential \
   curl \
   git \
   libtool \
   libssl-dev \
   make \
-  zip
+  zip 
+  
+
+WORKDIR /github/grpc-web/third_party/protobuf
+RUN cmake . -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 
+RUN cmake --build .
+
+  
+RUN cd /github/grpc-web/javascript/net/grpc/web/generator && \
+make protoc-gen-grpc-web
+
 
-WORKDIR /github/grpc-web
 
-RUN cd ./third_party/protobuf && \
-  ./autogen.sh && \
-  ./configure && \
-  make && \
-  make install && \
-  ldconfig
 
-RUN cd ./javascript/net/grpc/web/generator && \
-  make protoc-gen-grpc-web
diff --git a/scripts/init_submodules.sh b/scripts/init_submodules.sh
index 52bead825..d8848125b 100755
--- a/scripts/init_submodules.sh
+++ b/scripts/init_submodules.sh
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ set -ex
 
 cd "$(dirname "$0")"/..
 git submodule --quiet update --init --recursive
-(cd third_party/protobuf && git checkout tags/v3.15.6)
+(cd third_party/protobuf && git checkout tags/v27.1)