diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0e7dfa49..4a45b521 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -122,9 +122,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(grpc-repo
   TEST_COMMAND ""
   CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS
     -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD:STRING=${TRITON_MIN_CXX_STANDARD}
-  # TODO(nnoble): remove this patch when the fix for https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp/issues/1769 is integrated within our dependencies
-  PATCH_COMMAND python3 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tools/patch.py apply -i -d ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/grpc-repo/src/grpc/third_party/abseil-cpp ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tools/abseil_no_rebuild.patch
-  COMMAND python3 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tools/install_src.py --src <SOURCE_DIR> ${INSTALL_SRC_DEST_ARG} --dest-basename=grpc_1.54.3
+  PATCH_COMMAND python3 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tools/install_src.py --src <SOURCE_DIR> ${INSTALL_SRC_DEST_ARG} --dest-basename=grpc_1.81.1
 )
 #
 # Build nlohmann/json
@@ -171,7 +169,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(absl
 #
 ExternalProject_Add(protobuf
   PREFIX protobuf
-  SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/grpc-repo/src/grpc/third_party/protobuf/cmake"
+  SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/grpc-repo/src/grpc/third_party/protobuf"
   EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL ON
   DOWNLOAD_COMMAND ""
   CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS
@@ -230,8 +228,10 @@ ExternalProject_Add(googletest
 # platform
 if (WIN32)
   set(_FINDPACKAGE_PROTOBUF_CONFIG_DIR "${TRITON_THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PREFIX}/protobuf/cmake")
+  set(_FINDPACKAGE_UTF8_RANGE_CONFIG_DIR "${TRITON_THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PREFIX}/protobuf/cmake/utf8_range")
 else()
   set(_FINDPACKAGE_PROTOBUF_CONFIG_DIR "${TRITON_THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PREFIX}/protobuf/${LIB_DIR}/cmake/protobuf")
+  set(_FINDPACKAGE_UTF8_RANGE_CONFIG_DIR "${TRITON_THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PREFIX}/protobuf/${LIB_DIR}/cmake/utf8_range")
 endif()
 #
 # Build c-ares project from grpc-repo
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(grpc
     -Dc-ares_DIR:PATH=${TRITON_THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PREFIX}/c-ares/${LIB_DIR}/cmake/c-ares
     -Dre2_DIR:PATH=${TRITON_THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PREFIX}/re2/${LIB_DIR}/cmake/re2
     -DProtobuf_DIR:PATH=${_FINDPACKAGE_PROTOBUF_CONFIG_DIR}
+    -Dutf8_range_DIR:PATH=${_FINDPACKAGE_UTF8_RANGE_CONFIG_DIR}
     ${_CMAKE_ARGS_OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR}
     ${_CMAKE_ARGS_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}
     ${_CMAKE_ARGS_VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET}
@@ -416,7 +417,8 @@ set(GCS_CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}
    ${TRITON_THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PREFIX}/crc32c/${LIB_DIR}/cmake/Crc32c
    ${TRITON_THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PREFIX}/grpc/lib/cmake/grpc
    ${TRITON_THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PREFIX}/nlohmann_json/share/cmake/nlohmann_json
-   ${_FINDPACKAGE_PROTOBUF_CONFIG_DIR})
+   ${_FINDPACKAGE_PROTOBUF_CONFIG_DIR}
+   ${_FINDPACKAGE_UTF8_RANGE_CONFIG_DIR})
 #
 # Build google-cloud-cpp
 #
@@ -431,6 +433,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(google-cloud-cpp
     ${_CMAKE_ARGS_VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET}
     -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD:STRING=${TRITON_MIN_CXX_STANDARD}
     -DGOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_DEPENDENCY_PROVIDER:STRING=package
+    -DGOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_ENABLE:STRING=storage
     -DBUILD_TESTING:BOOL=OFF
     -DGOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_WITH_MOCKS:BOOL=OFF
     -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH:PATH=${GCS_CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}
@@ -438,6 +441,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(google-cloud-cpp
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${TRITON_THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PREFIX}/google-cloud-cpp
     -Dnlohmann_json_DIR:PATH=${TRITON_THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PREFIX}/nlohmann_json/share/cmake/nlohmann_json
     -DProtobuf_DIR:PATH=${_FINDPACKAGE_PROTOBUF_CONFIG_DIR}
+    -Dutf8_range_DIR:PATH=${_FINDPACKAGE_UTF8_RANGE_CONFIG_DIR}
     -DCrc32c_DIR:PATH=${TRITON_THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PREFIX}/crc32c/${LIB_DIR}/cmake/Crc32c
   PATCH_COMMAND python3 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tools/install_src.py --src <SOURCE_DIR> ${INSTALL_SRC_DEST_ARG}
   DEPENDS grpc c-ares protobuf crc32c absl nlohmann-json
@@ -556,9 +560,11 @@ if (NOT WIN32)
       ${_CMAKE_ARGS_VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET}
       -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS:STRING=OFF
       -DBUILD_TESTING:BOOL=OFF
+      -DWITH_FUNC_TESTS:BOOL=OFF
       -DWITH_EXAMPLES:BOOL=OFF
       -DWITH_BENCHMARK:BOOL=OFF
-      -DWITH_ABSEIL:BOOL=OFF
+      -DWITH_ABSEIL:BOOL=ON
+      -Dabsl_DIR:PATH=${TRITON_THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PREFIX}/absl/${LIB_DIR}/cmake/absl
       -DWITH_OTLP_GRPC:BOOL=OFF
       -DWITH_OTLP_HTTP:BOOL=ON
       -DOPENTELEMETRY_INSTALL:BOOL=ON
@@ -568,6 +574,6 @@ if (NOT WIN32)
       -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}
       -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${TRITON_THIRD_PARTY_INSTALL_PREFIX}/opentelemetry-cpp
     PATCH_COMMAND python3 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tools/install_src.py --src <SOURCE_DIR> ${INSTALL_SRC_DEST_ARG}
-    DEPENDS grpc nlohmann-json curl protobuf
+    DEPENDS grpc nlohmann-json curl protobuf absl
   )
 endif()
diff --git a/tools/abseil_no_rebuild.patch b/tools/abseil_no_rebuild.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e5b0b37..00000000
--- a/tools/abseil_no_rebuild.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
---- CMakeLists.txt	2024-10-11 14:53:24.305084638 -0700
-+++ CMakeLists.txt	2024-10-11 14:53:35.288981516 -0700
-@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@
-       PATTERN "*.h"
-       PATTERN "copts" EXCLUDE
-       PATTERN "testdata" EXCLUDE
-+      PATTERN "options.h" EXCLUDE
-     )
- 
-   file(READ "absl/base/options.h" ABSL_INTERNAL_OPTIONS_H_CONTENTS)
-@@ -230,7 +231,17 @@
-       ABSL_INTERNAL_OPTIONS_H_PINNED
-       "${ABSL_INTERNAL_OPTIONS_H_CONTENTS}")
-   endif()
--  file(WRITE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/options-pinned.h" "${ABSL_INTERNAL_OPTIONS_H_PINNED}")
-+  set(ABSL_INTERNAL_OPTIONS_H_PINNED_GENERATE TRUE)
-+  if (EXISTS "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/options-pinned.h")
-+    file(READ "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/options-pinned.h" ABSL_INTERNAL_OPTIONS_PINNED_H_CONTENTS)
-+    if ("${ABSL_INTERNAL_OPTIONS_H_PINNED}" STREQUAL "${ABSL_INTERNAL_OPTIONS_PINNED_H_CONTENTS}")
-+      set(ABSL_INTERNAL_OPTIONS_H_PINNED_GENERATE FALSE)
-+    endif()
-+  endif()
-+
-+  if (ABSL_INTERNAL_OPTIONS_H_PINNED_GENERATE)
-+    file(GENERATE OUTPUT "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/options-pinned.h" CONTENT "${ABSL_INTERNAL_OPTIONS_H_PINNED}")
-+  endif()
- 
-   install(FILES "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/options-pinned.h"
-          DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/absl/base