diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 51606b9..b4ca779 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,11 +14,26 @@ jobs:
   linux:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
 
+    env:
+      ICU_MAJOR_VERSION: 73
+      LIBLOOT_VERSION: 0.24.5
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
+      - name: Set libloot install path
+        run: echo "LIBLOOT_INSTALL_PATH=${{ github.workspace }}/libloot-${{ env.LIBLOOT_VERSION }}-install" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: libloot cache
+        id: libloot-cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ${{ env.LIBLOOT_INSTALL_PATH }}
+          # Key includes ICU major version because libloot links against it as a shared library.
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-libloot-${{ env.LIBLOOT_VERSION }}-icu-${{ env.ICU_MAJOR_VERSION }}
+
       - name: Get descriptive version
         id: get-version
         shell: bash
@@ -32,23 +47,38 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y --no-upgrade \
-            g++-10 \
+            cbindgen \
+            libboost-dev \
             libtbb-dev
 
       - name: Get ICU
         id: get-icu
         run: |
-          wget https://github.com/unicode-org/icu/releases/download/release-71-1/icu4c-71_1-Ubuntu20.04-x64.tgz
-          tar -xf icu4c-71_1-Ubuntu20.04-x64.tgz
+          wget https://github.com/unicode-org/icu/releases/download/release-${ICU_MAJOR_VERSION}-2/icu4c-${ICU_MAJOR_VERSION}_2-Ubuntu22.04-x64.tgz
+          tar -xf icu4c-${ICU_MAJOR_VERSION}_2-Ubuntu22.04-x64.tgz
+          ICU_INSTALL_PATH="${{ github.workspace }}/icu/usr/local"
+          echo "LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$ICU_INSTALL_PATH/lib" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "root=$ICU_INSTALL_PATH" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Download and build libloot
+        run: |
+          wget https://github.com/loot/libloot/archive/$LIBLOOT_VERSION.tar.gz
+          tar -xf $LIBLOOT_VERSION.tar.gz
+
+          mkdir libloot-$LIBLOOT_VERSION/build
+          cd libloot-$LIBLOOT_VERSION/build
+
+          cmake .. -DICU_ROOT="${{ steps.get-icu.outputs.root }}" -DLIBLOOT_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DLIBLOOT_INSTALL_DOCS=OFF -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$LIBLOOT_INSTALL_PATH"
 
-          echo "root=${{ github.workspace }}/icu/usr/local" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          cmake --build . --target loot --config Release
+          cmake --install . --config Release
+        if: steps.libloot-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
 
       - name: Run CMake
         run: |
           mkdir build
           cd build
-          export CXX="g++-10" CC="gcc-10"
-          cmake .. -DCPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION="${{ steps.get-version.outputs.version }}" -DICU_ROOT="${{ steps.get-icu.outputs.root }}"
+          cmake .. -DICU_ROOT="${{ steps.get-icu.outputs.root }}" -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${{ env.LIBLOOT_INSTALL_PATH }}" -DCPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION="${{ steps.get-version.outputs.version }}"
           make all
 
       - name: Build archive
@@ -88,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir build
           cd build
-          cmake .. -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A Win32 -DCPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION="${{ steps.get-version.outputs.version }}"
+          cmake .. -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64 -DCPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION="${{ steps.get-version.outputs.version }}"
           cmake --build . --config ${{ env.MSVC_CONFIG }}
 
       - name: Build archive
@@ -98,7 +128,7 @@ jobs:
           cd build
           cpack -C ${{ env.MSVC_CONFIG }}
           VERSION="${{ steps.get-version.outputs.version }}"
-          echo "filename=metadata-validator-${VERSION}-win32.7z" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "filename=metadata-validator-${VERSION}-win64.7z" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Upload archive
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 0208130..3a53632 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -35,11 +35,26 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     needs: create_release
 
+    env:
+      ICU_MAJOR_VERSION: 73
+      LIBLOOT_VERSION: 0.24.5
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
+      - name: Set libloot install path
+        run: echo "LIBLOOT_INSTALL_PATH=${{ github.workspace }}/libloot-${{ env.LIBLOOT_VERSION }}-install" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: libloot cache
+        id: libloot-cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ${{ env.LIBLOOT_INSTALL_PATH }}
+          # Key includes ICU major version because libloot links against it as a shared library.
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-libloot-${{ env.LIBLOOT_VERSION }}-icu-${{ env.ICU_MAJOR_VERSION }}
+
       - name: Get descriptive version
         id: get-version
         shell: bash
@@ -52,24 +67,39 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install APT package dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y \
-            g++-10 \
+          sudo apt-get install -y --no-upgrade \
+            cbindgen \
+            libboost-dev \
             libtbb-dev
 
       - name: Get ICU
         id: get-icu
         run: |
-          wget https://github.com/unicode-org/icu/releases/download/release-71-1/icu4c-71_1-Ubuntu20.04-x64.tgz
-          tar -xf icu4c-71_1-Ubuntu20.04-x64.tgz
+          wget https://github.com/unicode-org/icu/releases/download/release-${ICU_MAJOR_VERSION}-2/icu4c-${ICU_MAJOR_VERSION}_2-Ubuntu22.04-x64.tgz
+          tar -xf icu4c-${ICU_MAJOR_VERSION}_2-Ubuntu22.04-x64.tgz
+          ICU_INSTALL_PATH="${{ github.workspace }}/icu/usr/local"
+          echo "LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$ICU_INSTALL_PATH/lib" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "root=$ICU_INSTALL_PATH" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Download and build libloot
+        run: |
+          wget https://github.com/loot/libloot/archive/$LIBLOOT_VERSION.tar.gz
+          tar -xf $LIBLOOT_VERSION.tar.gz
+
+          mkdir libloot-$LIBLOOT_VERSION/build
+          cd libloot-$LIBLOOT_VERSION/build
+
+          cmake .. -DICU_ROOT="${{ steps.get-icu.outputs.root }}" -DLIBLOOT_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DLIBLOOT_INSTALL_DOCS=OFF -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$LIBLOOT_INSTALL_PATH"
 
-          echo "root=${{ github.workspace }}/icu/usr/local" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          cmake --build . --target loot --config Release
+          cmake --install . --config Release
+        if: steps.libloot-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
 
       - name: Run CMake
         run: |
           mkdir build
           cd build
-          export CXX="g++-10" CC="gcc-10"
-          cmake .. -DCPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION="${{ steps.get-version.outputs.version }}" -DICU_ROOT="${{ steps.get-icu.outputs.root }}"
+          cmake .. -DICU_ROOT="${{ steps.get-icu.outputs.root }}" -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${{ env.LIBLOOT_INSTALL_PATH }}" -DCPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION="${{ steps.get-version.outputs.version }}"
           make all
 
       - name: Build archive
@@ -113,7 +143,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir build
           cd build
-          cmake .. -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A Win32 -DCPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION="${{ steps.get-version.outputs.version }}"
+          cmake .. -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64 -DCPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION="${{ steps.get-version.outputs.version }}"
           cmake --build . --config ${{ env.MSVC_CONFIG }}
 
       - name: Build archive
@@ -123,7 +153,7 @@ jobs:
           cd build
           cpack -C ${{ env.MSVC_CONFIG }}
           VERSION="${{ steps.get-version.outputs.version }}"
-          echo "filename=metadata-validator-${VERSION}-win32.7z" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "filename=metadata-validator-${VERSION}-win64.7z" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Upload Archive
         uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 035c3bd..b25359b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,36 +36,36 @@ configure_file("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/version.cpp.in"
 ##############################
 
 if(NOT CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows")
-    find_package(ICU 71.1 EXACT REQUIRED COMPONENTS data uc)
+    find_package(ICU REQUIRED COMPONENTS data uc)
     find_package(TBB REQUIRED)
+    find_package(libloot REQUIRED CONFIG)
+else()
+    find_package(libloot CONFIG)
 endif()
 
-if(NOT DEFINED LIBLOOT_URL)
-    if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows")
-        if(CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM STREQUAL "Win32")
-            set(LIBLOOT_URL "https://github.com/loot/libloot/releases/download/0.21.0/libloot-0.21.0-win32.7z")
-            set(LIBLOOT_HASH "SHA256=b7ea3369e4eae60be38c3d7f7b9194e8d6284e78dc862d13f0644b990b44011a")
-        else()
-            set(LIBLOOT_URL "https://github.com/loot/libloot/releases/download/0.21.0/libloot-0.21.0-win64.7z")
-            set(LIBLOOT_HASH "SHA256=7a1ed5a5b9ecec748f2dde43d73786f25b844874e116d86ddb603ede5933b5db")
-        endif()
+if(libloot_FOUND)
+    get_target_property(LIBLOOT_INCLUDE_DIRS libloot::loot INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES)
+    set(LIBLOOT_SHARED_LIBRARY $<TARGET_LINKER_FILE:libloot::loot>)
+else()
+    if(NOT DEFINED LIBLOOT_URL)
+        set(LIBLOOT_URL "https://github.com/loot/libloot/releases/download/0.24.5/libloot-0.24.5-win64.7z")
+        set(LIBLOOT_HASH "SHA256=b0c9599256e95eb0a0299cd2d9f9088e15e08b25949ad71dcc377c1298d5630c")
     else()
-        set(LIBLOOT_URL "https://github.com/loot/libloot/releases/download/0.21.0/libloot-0.21.0-Linux.tar.xz")
-        set(LIBLOOT_HASH "SHA256=2ce58a64380ef436ea5d01fa647ee6cfeb23f76b2468162bf099f4de07e31ea3")
+        file(TO_CMAKE_PATH "${LIBLOOT_URL}" LIBLOOT_URL)
     endif()
-endif()
 
-ExternalProject_Add(libloot
-    PREFIX "external"
-    URL ${LIBLOOT_URL}
-    URL_HASH ${LIBLOOT_HASH}
-    CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
-    BUILD_COMMAND ""
-    INSTALL_COMMAND "")
-ExternalProject_Get_Property(libloot SOURCE_DIR)
-set(LIBLOOT_INCLUDE_DIRS "${SOURCE_DIR}/include")
-set(LIBLOOT_STATIC_LIBRARY "${SOURCE_DIR}/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}loot${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
-set(LIBLOOT_SHARED_LIBRARY "${SOURCE_DIR}/${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX}loot${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
+    ExternalProject_Add(libloot
+        PREFIX "external"
+        URL ${LIBLOOT_URL}
+        URL_HASH ${LIBLOOT_HASH}
+        CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
+        BUILD_COMMAND ""
+        INSTALL_COMMAND "")
+    ExternalProject_Get_Property(libloot SOURCE_DIR)
+    set(LIBLOOT_INCLUDE_DIRS "${SOURCE_DIR}/include")
+    set(LIBLOOT_STATIC_LIBRARY "${SOURCE_DIR}/lib/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}loot${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
+    set(LIBLOOT_SHARED_LIBRARY "${SOURCE_DIR}/bin/${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX}loot${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
+endif()
 
 ##############################
 # General Settings
@@ -82,21 +82,26 @@ set(VALIDATOR_SOURCE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/generated/version.cpp"
 ##############################
 
 # Build validator.
-add_executable       (metadata_validator ${VALIDATOR_SOURCE} ${VALIDATOR_HEADERS})
-add_dependencies     (metadata_validator libloot)
+add_executable(metadata_validator ${VALIDATOR_SOURCE} ${VALIDATOR_HEADERS})
 
-target_include_directories(metadata_validator PRIVATE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src")
+if(libloot_FOUND)
+    target_link_libraries(metadata_validator PRIVATE libloot::loot)
+else()
+    add_dependencies(metadata_validator libloot)
 
-target_include_directories(metadata_validator SYSTEM PRIVATE
-    ${LIBLOOT_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    target_include_directories(metadata_validator SYSTEM PRIVATE
+        ${LIBLOOT_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+
+    target_link_libraries(metadata_validator PRIVATE ${LIBLOOT_STATIC_LIBRARY})
+endif()
+
+target_include_directories(metadata_validator PRIVATE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src")
 
 if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows")
     target_compile_definitions(metadata_validator PRIVATE UNICODE _UNICODE)
     target_compile_options(metadata_validator PRIVATE "/permissive-" "/W4")
-
-    target_link_libraries(metadata_validator PRIVATE ${LIBLOOT_STATIC_LIBRARY})
 else()
-    target_link_libraries(metadata_validator PRIVATE ${LIBLOOT_SHARED_LIBRARY} pthread stdc++fs ICU::data ICU::uc TBB::tbb)
+    target_link_libraries(metadata_validator PRIVATE pthread stdc++fs ICU::data ICU::uc TBB::tbb)
 endif()
 
 if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)