diff --git a/srcpkgs/protobuf/template b/srcpkgs/protobuf/template
index e583fc02b27..3068a9cb3bd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/protobuf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/protobuf/template
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 # Template file for 'protobuf'
 pkgname=protobuf
-version=3.7.0
+version=3.7.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config automake libtool"
 makedepends="zlib-devel"
 short_desc="Protocol buffers compiler"
 maintainer="Michael Aldridge <maldridge@voidlinux.org>"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google/protobuf/master/CHANGES.txt"
-distfiles="https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v${version}/protobuf-all-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=3e933375ecc58d01e52705479b82f155aea2d02cc55d833f8773213e74f88363
+distfiles="https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=f1748989842b46fa208b2a6e4e2785133cfcc3e4d43c17fecb023733f0f5443f
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	# needs host protoc
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 		;;
 esac
 
+pre_configure() {
+	autoreconf -fi
+}
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }