diff --git a/cmake/external/helper_functions.cmake b/cmake/external/helper_functions.cmake
index 88b46890b7..d090499971 100644
--- a/cmake/external/helper_functions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/external/helper_functions.cmake
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ macro(onnxruntime_fetchcontent_makeavailable)
           ${__cmake_contentName}
           ${__cmake_contentNameLower}
         )
-        find_package(${__cmake_contentName} ${__cmake_fpArgs})
         list(POP_BACK __cmake_fcCurrentNameStack
           __cmake_contentNameLower
           __cmake_contentName

diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 8e4217162b..bb63b7d9c5 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 [submodule "cmake/external/protobuf"]
 	path = cmake/external/protobuf
 	url = https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf.git
+	branch = 22.x
 [submodule "cmake/external/onnx"]
 	path = cmake/external/onnx
 	url = https://github.com/onnx/onnx.git
+	branch = rel-1.13.1
 [submodule "cmake/external/eigen"]
 	path = cmake/external/eigen
 	url = https://gitlab.com/libeigen/eigen.git
@@ -13,7 +15,8 @@
 [submodule "cmake/external/emsdk"]
 	path = cmake/external/emsdk
 	url = https://github.com/emscripten-core/emsdk.git
-	branch = 3.1.19
+	tag = 3.1.19
 [submodule "cmake/external/onnxruntime-extensions"]
 	path = cmake/external/onnxruntime-extensions
 	url = https://github.com/microsoft/onnxruntime-extensions.git
+	branch = rel-0.7