diff --git a/.github/workflows/push-rust-services.yaml b/.github/workflows/push-rust-services.yaml
index 77991117..b00d9066 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push-rust-services.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push-rust-services.yaml
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ jobs:
           registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
           password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Install Protoc
-        uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v3
-        with:
-          version: "28.x"
       - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
         id: meta_server
         uses: docker/metadata-action@9ec57ed1fcdbf14dcef7dfbe97b2010124a938b7
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e8a13a43..b28da6dc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ FROM rust:${RUST_VERSION} AS build
 RUN rustup default nightly-2024-02-04
 RUN cargo install --git https://github.com/coral-xyz/anchor --tag v0.30.1 anchor-cli --locked
 
+# Install protobuf (modify version as needed)
+ARG PROTOC_VERSION=28.3
+RUN curl -OL https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v${PROTOC_VERSION}/protoc-${PROTOC_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.zip && \
+    unzip protoc-${PROTOC_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.zip -d /usr/local && \
+    rm protoc-${PROTOC_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.zip
+
+# Add /usr/local/bin to PATH if not already present
+ENV PATH="/usr/local/bin:$PATH"
+
 # Set default toolchain
 RUN rustup default nightly-2024-04-10