diff --git a/packages/zitadel-proto/package.json b/packages/zitadel-proto/package.json
index 437a78fbd1..9062f07962 100644
--- a/packages/zitadel-proto/package.json
+++ b/packages/zitadel-proto/package.json
@@ -19,5 +19,8 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@bufbuild/buf": "^1.53.0"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@bufbuild/protobuf": "^2.2.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 929c56c4e6..50f848b9ec 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -635,6 +635,10 @@ importers:
         version: 2.1.9(@types/node@24.0.14)(jsdom@26.1.0)(less@4.1.3)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(sass@1.89.2)(terser@5.43.1)
 
   packages/zitadel-proto:
+    dependencies:
+      '@bufbuild/protobuf':
+        specifier: ^2.2.2
+        version: 2.6.1
     devDependencies:
       '@bufbuild/buf':
         specifier: ^1.53.0