diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index d346bc80..86b0f79b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
           toolchain: stable
+      - run: sudo apt-get install protobuf-compiler
       - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         name: cargo build
         with:
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
           toolchain: stable
+      - run: sudo apt-get install protobuf-compiler
       - name: setup go ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
         uses: lightningnetwork/lnd/.github/actions/setup-go@v0-16-4-branch
         with:
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
           toolchain: stable
+      - run: sudo apt-get install protobuf-compiler
       - name: Install cargo-llvm-cov
         uses: taiki-e/install-action@cargo-llvm-cov
       - name: Generate code coverage