diff --git a/sigstore-java/build.gradle.kts b/sigstore-java/build.gradle.kts
index cb442353..cc54a0a3 100644
--- a/sigstore-java/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/sigstore-java/build.gradle.kts
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ dependencies {
     implementation("io.github.erdtman:java-json-canonicalization:1.1")
 
     protobuf("dev.sigstore:protobuf-specs:0.3.2")
-    protobuf("com.google.api.grpc:proto-google-common-protos:2.39.1")
+    compileProtoPath("com.google.api.grpc:proto-google-common-protos:2.39.1") {
+        because("fulcio.proto imports google/api protos")
+    }
 
     implementation(platform("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-bom:4.26.1"))
     implementation("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java-util")