diff --git a/cmake/SeastarDependencies.cmake b/cmake/SeastarDependencies.cmake
index 100d45d9203..25c38786826 100644
--- a/cmake/SeastarDependencies.cmake
+++ b/cmake/SeastarDependencies.cmake
@@ -159,14 +159,14 @@ macro (seastar_find_dependencies)
   # ProtobufConfig.cmake provided by protobuf defines this linkage. so we try
   # the CMake package configuration file first, and fall back to CMake's
   # FindProtobuf module.
-  find_package (Protobuf 2.5.0
+  find_package (Protobuf 22.0...25.3
     QUIET CONFIG)
   if (Protobuf_FOUND)
     # do it again, so the message is printed when the package is found
-    find_package(Protobuf 2.5.0
+    find_package(Protobuf 22.0...25.3
       CONFIG REQUIRED)
   else ()
-    find_package(Protobuf 2.5.0
+    find_package(Protobuf 2.5.0...4.25.3
       REQUIRED)
   endif ()
 endmacro ()