diff --git a/third_party/protobuf.cmake b/third_party/protobuf.cmake
index 9b23703a..e7942cf3 100644
--- a/third_party/protobuf.cmake
+++ b/third_party/protobuf.cmake
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ FetchContent_Declare(GTest
 )
 FetchContent_Declare(Protobuf
         GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf.git
-        GIT_TAG v25.4
+        GIT_TAG v23.4
         OVERRIDE_FIND_PACKAGE
 )
 set(protobuf_BUILD_TESTS OFF CACHE INTERNAL "")