diff --git a/build/protobuf/getprotoc.bat b/build/protobuf/getprotoc.bat
index 5d7ee3983cd9..5b160bff3e0f 100644
--- a/build/protobuf/getprotoc.bat
+++ b/build/protobuf/getprotoc.bat
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ::   @echo on
 @echo off
 
-if not defined PROTOC_VERSION set PROTOC_VERSION=3.24.2
+if not defined PROTOC_VERSION set PROTOC_VERSION=24.2
 
 if not defined PROTOC_BIN_DIR (
   for /f %%i in ('git.exe rev-parse --show-toplevel') do set "toplevel=%%~fi"