diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/25.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/25.nix
index 0b05e81cc029..782906d0b5b7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/25.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/25.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { callPackage, ... } @ args:
 
 callPackage ./generic.nix ({
-  version = "25.2";
-  hash = "sha256-Bw7xOgcGLshFppH4qD8E48D8v21ZJRaRkK19LPSATMg=";
+  version = "25.3";
+  hash = "sha256-N/mO9a6NyC0GwxY3/u1fbFbkfH7NTkyuIti6L3bc+7k=";
 } // args)
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c88ef6e59e19..9bcaf7356b04 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -24420,9 +24420,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   protobuf = protobuf_24;
 
-  protobuf_25 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/25.nix {
-    abseil-cpp = abseil-cpp_202308;
-  };
+  protobuf_25 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/25.nix { };
   protobuf_24 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/24.nix { };
   protobuf_23 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/23.nix { };
   protobuf_21 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/21.nix {