diff --git a/thirdparty/dependencies.cmake b/thirdparty/dependencies.cmake
index 9d7b16aeb8..af47fb99ee 100644
--- a/thirdparty/dependencies.cmake
+++ b/thirdparty/dependencies.cmake
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ 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 4.22.0 QUIET CONFIG)
+        find_package(Protobuf REQUIRED CONFIG)
         if(Protobuf_FOUND)
             # protobuf was found via CONFIG mode, let's save it for later usage in OpenVINOConfig.cmake static build
             set(protobuf_config CONFIG)