diff --git a/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml b/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml
index 1984854b4a..e4402df240 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ jobs:
           go-version: ">=${{ env.golang-version }}"
           cache: false
 
+      - name: Install Protoc
+        uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v3
+
       - name: 'Authenticate to Google Cloud'
         uses: 'google-github-actions/auth@v2'
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-providers.yml b/.github/workflows/release-providers.yml
index 78b0631fc6..0c04a14e7b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-providers.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-providers.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ jobs:
           go-version: ">=${{ env.golang-version }}"
           cache: false
 
+      - name: Install Protoc
+        uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v3
+
       - name: Check for provider updates
         id: update-providers
         run: |