diff --git a/src/plugins/intel_npu/src/utils/include/intel_npu/utils/zero/zero_init.hpp b/src/plugins/intel_npu/src/utils/include/intel_npu/utils/zero/zero_init.hpp
index 94f2c4ce06ee61..01b2de868e7572 100644
--- a/src/plugins/intel_npu/src/utils/include/intel_npu/utils/zero/zero_init.hpp
+++ b/src/plugins/intel_npu/src/utils/include/intel_npu/utils/zero/zero_init.hpp
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ class ZeroInitStructsHolder final {
     inline uint32_t getMutableCommandListVersion() const {
         return mutable_command_list_version;
     }
+    inline ze_api_version_t getZeDrvApiVersion() const {
+        return ze_drv_api_version;
+    }
     // Helper function to check if extension with <ext_name> exists and its newer than <version>
     inline bool isExtensionSupported(std::string ext_name, uint32_t version) const {
         auto iter = driver_extension_properties.find(ext_name);
@@ -78,6 +81,8 @@ class ZeroInitStructsHolder final {
 
     ze_driver_properties_t driver_properties = {};
     uint32_t mutable_command_list_version = 0;
+
+    ze_api_version_t ze_drv_api_version = {};
 };
 
 }  // namespace intel_npu
diff --git a/src/plugins/intel_npu/src/utils/src/zero/zero_init.cpp b/src/plugins/intel_npu/src/utils/src/zero/zero_init.cpp
index ac6e3c2306f39c..e87f8db788b9b8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/intel_npu/src/utils/src/zero/zero_init.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/intel_npu/src/utils/src/zero/zero_init.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ ZeroInitStructsHolder::ZeroInitStructsHolder() : log("NPUZeroInitStructsHolder",
     }
 
     // Check L0 API version
-    ze_api_version_t ze_drv_api_version = {};
     THROW_ON_FAIL_FOR_LEVELZERO("zeDriverGetApiVersion", zeDriverGetApiVersion(driver_handle, &ze_drv_api_version));
 
     if (ZE_MAJOR_VERSION(ZE_API_VERSION_CURRENT) != ZE_MAJOR_VERSION(ze_drv_api_version)) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/intel_npu/src/utils/src/zero/zero_wrappers.cpp b/src/plugins/intel_npu/src/utils/src/zero/zero_wrappers.cpp
index 96028755671da7..858e65d4b5e6ee 100644
--- a/src/plugins/intel_npu/src/utils/src/zero/zero_wrappers.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/intel_npu/src/utils/src/zero/zero_wrappers.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,11 @@ CommandList::~CommandList() {
 }
 void CommandList::updateMutableCommandList(uint32_t arg_index, const void* arg_value) const {
     ze_mutable_graph_argument_exp_desc_t desc = {
-        static_cast<ze_structure_type_t>(ZE_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MUTABLE_GRAPH_ARGUMENT_EXP_DESC_DEPRECATED),
+        (ZE_MAJOR_VERSION(_initStructs->getZeDrvApiVersion()) > 1 ||
+         (ZE_MAJOR_VERSION(_initStructs->getZeDrvApiVersion()) == 1 &&
+          ZE_MINOR_VERSION(_initStructs->getZeDrvApiVersion()) >= 11))
+            ? ZE_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MUTABLE_GRAPH_ARGUMENT_EXP_DESC
+            : static_cast<ze_structure_type_t>(ZE_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MUTABLE_GRAPH_ARGUMENT_EXP_DESC_DEPRECATED),
         nullptr,
         _command_id,
         arg_index,