diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
index 51177a0..927a916 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-          libprotobuf-dev libprotoc-dev protobuf-compiler
+          libprotobuf-dev libprotoc-dev protobuf-compiler=3.15.0
 
       - name: Configure CMake
         uses: ./.github/actions/configure-cmake
diff --git a/cmake/dependencies.cmake b/cmake/dependencies.cmake
index 589ae55..73ea69b 100644
--- a/cmake/dependencies.cmake
+++ b/cmake/dependencies.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 include(FetchContent)
 
-find_package(Protobuf REQUIRED)
+set(protobuf_MODULE_COMPATIBLE TRUE)
+find_package(Protobuf CONFIG REQUIRED)
+message(STATUS "Using protobuf ${Protobuf_VERSION}")
+
+set(_PROTOBUF_LIBPROTOBUF protobuf::libprotobuf)
+set(_REFLECTION gRPC::grpc++_reflection)
+if(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
+    find_program(_PROTOBUF_PROTOC protoc)
+else()
+    set(_PROTOBUF_PROTOC $<TARGET_FILE:protobuf::protoc>)
+endif()
 
 FetchContent_Declare(googleapis
         URL https://github.com/googleapis/googleapis/archive/0e3b813b0d0da539eacbe86b8716feeed00943c5.tar.gz