diff --git a/router-protobuf/build.gradle.kts b/router-protobuf/build.gradle.kts
index dfdd730..da4129f 100644
--- a/router-protobuf/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/router-protobuf/build.gradle.kts
@@ -22,4 +22,12 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation("io.mockk:mockk:1.13.11")
     testImplementation("org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:2.0.13")
     testImplementation("com.jayway.jsonpath:json-path:2.9.0")
+}
+
+protobuf {
+    // Configure the protoc executable
+    protoc {
+        // Download from repositories
+        artifact = "com.google.protobuf:protoc:4.27.2"
+    }
 }
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