diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-binary.yml b/.github/workflows/build-binary.yml
index 0266f1375..e148a0df5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-binary.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-binary.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ jobs:
           cache-provider: "github"
           save-if: ${{ github.ref_name == 'main' && github.event_name == 'push' }}
 
+      - name: Install protoc
+        run: sudo apt-get install -y protobuf-compiler
+
       - name: Install libsasl2-dev libssl-dev
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt install -y build-essential pkg-config libssl-dev libsasl2-dev