diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/test_cpp.yml
index 4a8a8f72e7f5..1b1d973d1628 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_cpp.yml
@@ -90,6 +90,108 @@ jobs:
             ccache -s -v"
 
   linux-cmake:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false   # Don't cancel all jobs if one fails.
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - flags: -Dprotobuf_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON
+          - name: Ninja
+            flags: -G Ninja
+          - name: Shared
+            flags: -Dprotobuf_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -Dprotobuf_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON
+
+    name: Linux CMake ${{ matrix.name}}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout pending changes
+        uses: actions/checkout@ac593985615ec2ede58e132d2e21d2b1cbd6127c # v3.3.0
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.safe-checkout }}
+
+      - name: Setup ccache
+        uses: protocolbuffers/protobuf-ci/ccache@v1
+        with:
+          cache-prefix: linux-cmake2-${{ matrix.name }}
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        uses: protocolbuffers/protobuf-ci/docker@v1
+        with:
+          image: us-docker.pkg.dev/protobuf-build/containers/test/linux/cmake@sha256:9836c8e6f3890cf5dd845c114c0e13b6e91ff7458290267a6f99c46d4ebd6952
+          credentials: ${{ secrets.GAR_SERVICE_ACCOUNT }}
+          command: |
+            cmake . \
+              -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=14 \
+              -Dprotobuf_BUILD_TESTS=ON \
+              -Dprotobuf_USE_EXTERNAL_GTEST=ON \
+              -Dprotobuf_ABSL_PROVIDER=package \
+              ${{ matrix.flags}} ${{ env.CCACHE_CMAKE_FLAGS }}
+            cmake --build . --parallel 20
+            ctest --verbose --parallel 20
+            ccache -s -v
+
+
+  linux-cmake-install:
+    name: Linux CMake Install
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout pending changes
+        uses: actions/checkout@ac593985615ec2ede58e132d2e21d2b1cbd6127c # v3.3.0
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.safe-checkout }}
+
+      - name: Setup ccache
+        uses: protocolbuffers/protobuf-ci/ccache@v1
+        with:
+          cache-prefix: linux-cmake-install2
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        uses: protocolbuffers/protobuf-ci/docker@v1
+        with:
+          image: us-docker.pkg.dev/protobuf-build/containers/test/linux/cmake@sha256:9836c8e6f3890cf5dd845c114c0e13b6e91ff7458290267a6f99c46d4ebd6952
+          credentials: ${{ secrets.GAR_SERVICE_ACCOUNT }}
+          command: |
+            /install.sh -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=14 ${{ env.CCACHE_CMAKE_FLAGS }} -Dprotobuf_USE_EXTERNAL_GTEST=ON -Dprotobuf_ABSL_PROVIDER=package
+            /test.sh \
+              ${{ env.CCACHE_CMAKE_FLAGS }} \
+              -Dprotobuf_REMOVE_INSTALLED_HEADERS=ON \
+              -Dprotobuf_BUILD_PROTOBUF_BINARIES=OFF \
+              -Dprotobuf_BUILD_CONFORMANCE=ON \
+              -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=14 \
+              -Dprotobuf_USE_EXTERNAL_GTEST=ON -Dprotobuf_ABSL_PROVIDER=package
+
+  linux-cmake-examples:
+    name: Linux CMake Examples
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout pending changes
+        uses: actions/checkout@ac593985615ec2ede58e132d2e21d2b1cbd6127c # v3.3.0
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.safe-checkout }}
+          submodules: recursive
+
+      - name: Setup ccache
+        uses: protocolbuffers/protobuf-ci/ccache@v1
+        with:
+          cache-prefix: linux-cmake-examples
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        uses: protocolbuffers/protobuf-ci/docker@v1
+        with:
+          image: us-docker.pkg.dev/protobuf-build/containers/test/linux/cmake@sha256:9836c8e6f3890cf5dd845c114c0e13b6e91ff7458290267a6f99c46d4ebd6952
+          credentials: ${{ secrets.GAR_SERVICE_ACCOUNT }}
+          command: |
+            /install.sh -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=14 ${{ env.CCACHE_CMAKE_FLAGS }} -Dprotobuf_USE_EXTERNAL_GTEST=ON -Dprotobuf_ABSL_PROVIDER=package
+            cd examples
+            mkdir build
+            cmake -S . -B build \
+              ${{ env.CCACHE_CMAKE_FLAGS }} \
+              -Dprotobuf_BUILD_PROTOBUF_BINARIES=OFF \
+              -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=14 \
+              -Dprotobuf_USE_EXTERNAL_GTEST=ON \
+              -Dprotobuf_ABSL_PROVIDER=package
+            cmake --build build
+
+  linux-cmake-submodules:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false   # Don't cancel all jobs if one fails.
       matrix:
@@ -112,7 +214,7 @@ jobs:
               -Dprotobuf_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON
               -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=14
 
-    name: Linux CMake ${{ matrix.name}}
+    name: Linux CMake (Submodules) ${{ matrix.name}}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout pending changes
@@ -137,8 +239,8 @@ jobs:
           credentials: ${{ secrets.GAR_SERVICE_ACCOUNT }}
           command: ${{ matrix.command }} ${{ env.CCACHE_CMAKE_FLAGS }}
 
-  linux-cmake-install:
-    name: Linux CMake Install
+  linux-cmake-install-submodules:
+    name: Linux CMake Install (Submodules)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout pending changes
@@ -200,8 +302,8 @@ jobs:
               ctest --verbose --parallel 20;
               ccache -s'
 
-  linux-cmake-examples:
-    name: Linux CMake Examples
+  linux-cmake-examples-submodules:
+    name: Linux CMake Examples (Submodules)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout pending changes
diff --git a/cmake/gtest.cmake b/cmake/gtest.cmake
index 5562380cae6a..62951ff62925 100644
--- a/cmake/gtest.cmake
+++ b/cmake/gtest.cmake
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 option(protobuf_USE_EXTERNAL_GTEST "Use external Google Test (i.e. not the one in third_party/googletest)" OFF)
 
 if (protobuf_USE_EXTERNAL_GTEST)
-  find_package(GTest REQUIRED)
+  find_package(GTest REQUIRED CONFIG)
 else()
   if (NOT EXISTS "${protobuf_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/googletest/CMakeLists.txt")
     message(FATAL_ERROR
diff --git a/protobuf_deps.bzl b/protobuf_deps.bzl
index 5d5d29a73aab..a96170e28d6c 100644
--- a/protobuf_deps.bzl
+++ b/protobuf_deps.bzl
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ def protobuf_deps():
         _github_archive(
             name = "com_google_absl",
             repo = "https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp",
-            commit = "b971ac5250ea8de900eae9f95e06548d14cd95fe",  # Abseil LTS 20230125.2
-            sha256 = "f7c2cb2c5accdcbbbd5c0c59f241a988c0b1da2a3b7134b823c0bd613b1a6880",
+            commit = "c2435f8342c2d0ed8101cb43adfd605fdc52dca2",  # Abseil LTS 20230125.3
+            sha256 = "ea1d31db00eb37e607bfda17ffac09064670ddf05da067944c4766f517876390",
         )
 
     if not native.existing_rule("zlib"):