diff --git a/thirdparty/dependencies.cmake b/thirdparty/dependencies.cmake
index 3d7f137ec9..39114b4b2f 100644
--- a/thirdparty/dependencies.cmake
+++ b/thirdparty/dependencies.cmake
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ if(ENABLE_OV_PADDLE_FRONTEND OR ENABLE_OV_ONNX_FRONTEND OR ENABLE_OV_TF_FRONTEND
         # try to find newer version first (major is changed)
         # see https://protobuf.dev/support/version-support/ and
         # https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/commit/d61f75ff6db36b4f9c0765f131f8edc2f86310fa
-        find_package(Protobuf 5.26.0 QUIET CONFIG)
+        find_package(Protobuf QUIET CONFIG)
         if(NOT Protobuf_FOUND)
             find_package(Protobuf 4.22.0 QUIET CONFIG)
         endif()