diff --git a/cmake/external/onnxruntime_external_deps.cmake b/cmake/external/onnxruntime_external_deps.cmake
index 6e59bc1f40..fc2fdf4cf5 100644
--- a/cmake/external/onnxruntime_external_deps.cmake
+++ b/cmake/external/onnxruntime_external_deps.cmake
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ FetchContent_Declare(
   URL_HASH SHA1=${DEP_SHA1_protobuf}
   SOURCE_SUBDIR  cmake
   PATCH_COMMAND ${ONNXRUNTIME_PROTOBUF_PATCH_COMMAND}
-  FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS NAMES Protobuf
+  FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS 3.18.0 NAMES Protobuf
 )
 set(protobuf_BUILD_TESTS OFF CACHE BOOL "Build protobuf tests" FORCE)
 if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Android")