diff --git a/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger-gadp/build.gradle b/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger-gadp/build.gradle
index 9e1c57faf..3a3242eb5 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger-gadp/build.gradle
+++ b/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger-gadp/build.gradle
@@ -18,11 +18,16 @@ apply from: "${rootProject.projectDir}/gradle/javaProject.gradle"
 apply from: "${rootProject.projectDir}/gradle/jacocoProject.gradle"
 apply from: "${rootProject.projectDir}/gradle/javaTestProject.gradle"
 apply from: "${rootProject.projectDir}/gradle/distributableGhidraModule.gradle"
-apply from: "${rootProject.projectDir}/gradle/debugger/hasProtobuf.gradle"
+apply plugin: 'com.google.protobuf'
 
 apply plugin: 'eclipse'
 eclipse.project.name = 'Debug Debugger-gadp'
 
+buildscript {
+	dependencies {
+		classpath 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-gradle-plugin:0.8.18'
+	}
+}
 dependencies {
 	api project(':Framework-AsyncComm')
 	api project(':Framework-Debugging')
diff --git a/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger-isf/build.gradle b/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger-isf/build.gradle
index d135294a0..785681ca2 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger-isf/build.gradle
+++ b/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger-isf/build.gradle
@@ -18,11 +18,15 @@ apply from: "${rootProject.projectDir}/gradle/javaProject.gradle"
 apply from: "${rootProject.projectDir}/gradle/jacocoProject.gradle"
 apply from: "${rootProject.projectDir}/gradle/javaTestProject.gradle"
 apply from: "${rootProject.projectDir}/gradle/distributableGhidraModule.gradle"
-apply from: "${rootProject.projectDir}/gradle/debugger/hasProtobuf.gradle"
-
+apply plugin: 'com.google.protobuf'
 apply plugin: 'eclipse'
 eclipse.project.name = 'Debug Debugger-isf'
 
+buildscript {
+	dependencies {
+		classpath 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-gradle-plugin:0.8.18'
+	}
+}
 dependencies {
 	api project(':Framework-AsyncComm')
 	api project(':Framework-Debugging')
diff --git a/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger-rmi-trace/build.gradle b/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger-rmi-trace/build.gradle
index eec00786e..666cccafc 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger-rmi-trace/build.gradle
+++ b/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger-rmi-trace/build.gradle
@@ -18,12 +18,17 @@ apply from: "${rootProject.projectDir}/gradle/javaProject.gradle"
 apply from: "${rootProject.projectDir}/gradle/jacocoProject.gradle"
 apply from: "${rootProject.projectDir}/gradle/javaTestProject.gradle"
 apply from: "${rootProject.projectDir}/gradle/distributableGhidraModule.gradle"
-apply from: "${rootProject.projectDir}/gradle/debugger/hasProtobuf.gradle"
+apply plugin: 'com.google.protobuf'
 apply from: "${rootProject.projectDir}/gradle/debugger/hasPythonPackage.gradle"
 
 apply plugin: 'eclipse'
 eclipse.project.name = 'Debug Debugger-rmi-trace'
 
+buildscript {
+	dependencies {
+		classpath 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-gradle-plugin:0.8.18'
+	}
+}
 dependencies {
 	api project(':Debugger')
 }
@@ -36,7 +41,7 @@ task generateProtoPy {
 	ext.outdir = file("build/generated/source/proto/main/py")
 	outputs.dir(outdir)
 	inputs.files(src)
-	dependsOn(configurations.protocArtifact)
+	dependsOn(protobuf.generateProtoTasks.all())
 	doLast {
 		def exe = configurations.protocArtifact.first()
 		if (!isCurrentWindows()) {
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b0c717fb1..5f56506a5 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ if (flatRepo.isDirectory()) {
 			jcenter()
 			flatDir name: "flat", dirs:["$flatRepo"]
 		}
+		buildscript {
+			repositories {
+				mavenLocal()
+				mavenCentral()
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
 else {	
diff --git a/gradle/debugger/hasProtobuf.gradle b/gradle/debugger/hasProtobuf.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index 23b4ce74b..000000000
--- a/gradle/debugger/hasProtobuf.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-/* ###
- * IP: GHIDRA
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-/*plugins {
-	id 'com.google.protobuf' version '0.8.10'
-}*/
-
-configurations {
-	allProtocArtifacts
-	protocArtifact
-}
-
-def platform = getCurrentPlatformName()
-
-
-dependencies {
-	allProtocArtifacts 'com.google.protobuf:protoc:3.21.8:windows-x86_64@exe'
-	allProtocArtifacts 'com.google.protobuf:protoc:3.21.8:linux-x86_64@exe'
-	allProtocArtifacts 'com.google.protobuf:protoc:3.21.8:linux-aarch_64@exe'
-	allProtocArtifacts 'com.google.protobuf:protoc:3.21.8:osx-x86_64@exe'
-	allProtocArtifacts 'com.google.protobuf:protoc:3.21.8:osx-aarch_64@exe'
-
-	if (isCurrentWindows()) {
-		protocArtifact 'com.google.protobuf:protoc:3.21.8:windows-x86_64@exe'
-	}
-	if (isCurrentLinux()) {
-		if (platform.endsWith("x86_64")) {
-			protocArtifact 'com.google.protobuf:protoc:3.21.8:linux-x86_64@exe'
-		}
-		else {
-			protocArtifact 'com.google.protobuf:protoc:3.21.8:linux-aarch_64@exe'
-		}
-	}
-	if (isCurrentMac()) {
-		if (platform.endsWith("x86_64")) {
-			protocArtifact 'com.google.protobuf:protoc:3.21.8:osx-x86_64@exe'
-		}
-		else {
-			protocArtifact 'com.google.protobuf:protoc:3.21.8:osx-aarch_64@exe'
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-/*protobuf {
-	protoc {
-		artifact = 'com.google.protobuf:protoc:3.21.8'
-	}
-}*/
-
-task generateProto {
-	ext.srcdir = file("src/main/proto")
-	ext.src = fileTree(srcdir) {
-		include "**/*.proto"
-	}
-	ext.outdir = file("build/generated/source/proto/main/java")
-	outputs.dir(outdir)
-	inputs.files(src)
-	dependsOn(configurations.protocArtifact)
-	doLast {
-		def exe = configurations.protocArtifact.first()
-		if (!isCurrentWindows()) {
-			exe.setExecutable(true)
-		}
-		exec {
-			commandLine exe, "--java_out=$outdir", "-I$srcdir"
-			args src
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-tasks.compileJava.dependsOn(tasks.generateProto)
-tasks.eclipse.dependsOn(tasks.generateProto)
-rootProject.tasks.prepDev.dependsOn(tasks.generateProto)
-
-sourceSets {
-	main {
-		java {
-			srcDir tasks.generateProto.outdir
-		}
-	}
-}
-zipSourceSubproject.dependsOn generateProto