diff --git a/srcpkgs/protobuf28/template b/srcpkgs/protobuf28/template
index 482bb0d6d3..587534f7d9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/protobuf28/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/protobuf28/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'protobuf28'
 pkgname=protobuf28
-version=3.17.0
+version=3.17.1
 revision=1
 wrksrc="protobuf-${version}"
 build_style=gnu-configure
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google/protobuf/master/CHANGES.txt"
 distfiles="https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=eaba1dd133ac5167e8b08bc3268b2d33c6e9f2dcb14ec0f97f3d3eed9b395863
+checksum=036d66d6eec216160dd898cfb162e9d82c1904627642667cc32b104d407bb411
+# Checks rely on googletest
+make_check=no
 
 # Switch to versioned package
 conflicts="protobuf18>=0 protobuf23>=0 protobuf24>=0 protobuf25>=0 protobuf26>=0"