diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 55f9d9e..2be4e01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,20 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2.1.3
         with:
           go-version: 1.16.5
+      - run: |
+          sudo apt update && \
+          sudo apt upgrade && \
+          sudo apt-get install autoconf automake libtool curl make g++ unzip && \
+          cd /tmp && \
+          wget https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v3.17.1/protobuf-all-3.17.1.tar.gz && \
+          tar xfzv protobuf-all-3.17.1.tar.gz && \
+          ./autogen.sh && \
+          ./configure && \
+          make && \
+          make check && \
+          sudo make install && \
+          sudo ldconfig && \
+          cd
       - run: pip install grpcio grpcio-tools
       - run: go get github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go google.golang.org/grpc/cmd/protoc-gen-go-grpc
       - run: go build .
diff --git a/.github/workflows/draft-release.yml b/.github/workflows/draft-release.yml
index 63f1f73..757fe34 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/draft-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/draft-release.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,20 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: '3.8'
           architecture: 'x64'
+      - run: |
+          sudo apt update && \
+          sudo apt upgrade && \
+          sudo apt-get install autoconf automake libtool curl make g++ unzip && \
+          cd /tmp && \
+          wget https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v3.17.1/protobuf-all-3.17.1.tar.gz && \
+          tar xfzv protobuf-all-3.17.1.tar.gz && \
+          ./autogen.sh && \
+          ./configure && \
+          make && \
+          make check && \
+          sudo make install && \
+          sudo ldconfig && \
+          cd
       - run: pip install grpcio grpcio-tools
       - run: go get github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go google.golang.org/grpc/cmd/protoc-gen-go-grpc
       - run: python3 scripts/version.py current --commit # creates a draft release
diff --git a/.github/workflows/full-release.yml b/.github/workflows/full-release.yml
index b335fe8..cfa7249 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/full-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/full-release.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,20 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: '3.8'
           architecture: 'x64'
+      - run: |
+          sudo apt update && \
+          sudo apt upgrade && \
+          sudo apt-get install autoconf automake libtool curl make g++ unzip && \
+          cd /tmp && \
+          wget https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v3.17.1/protobuf-all-3.17.1.tar.gz && \
+          tar xfzv protobuf-all-3.17.1.tar.gz && \
+          ./autogen.sh && \
+          ./configure && \
+          make && \
+          make check && \
+          sudo make install && \
+          sudo ldconfig && \
+          cd
       - run: pip install grpcio grpcio-tools
       - run: go get github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go google.golang.org/grpc/cmd/protoc-gen-go-grpc
       - run: python3 scripts/version.py current --commit --commit --commit
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