diff --git a/packages/zitadel-client/package.json b/packages/zitadel-client/package.json
index 4da560128b9..d56fa570dcd 100644
--- a/packages/zitadel-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/zitadel-client/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     "generate": "buf generate https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel.git --path ./proto/zitadel"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@bufbuild/buf": "^1.14.0",
     "@zitadel/tsconfig": "workspace:*",
     "eslint": "^7.32.0",
     "eslint-config-zitadel": "workspace:*",
diff --git a/packages/zitadel-server/package.json b/packages/zitadel-server/package.json
index 0b33aca12a9..32598e1fff5 100644
--- a/packages/zitadel-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/zitadel-server/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     "generate": "buf generate https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel.git --path ./proto/zitadel"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@bufbuild/buf": "^1.14.0",
     "@zitadel/tsconfig": "workspace:*",
     "eslint": "^7.32.0",
     "eslint-config-zitadel": "workspace:*",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index e4274973210..096f2944e44 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ importers:
 
   packages/zitadel-client:
     specifiers:
+      '@bufbuild/buf': ^1.14.0
       '@zitadel/tsconfig': workspace:*
       eslint: ^7.32.0
       eslint-config-zitadel: workspace:*
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ importers:
       nice-grpc-web: 3.2.3_ws@8.13.0
       protobufjs: 7.2.3
     devDependencies:
+      '@bufbuild/buf': 1.15.0
       '@zitadel/tsconfig': link:../zitadel-tsconfig
       eslint: 7.32.0
       eslint-config-zitadel: link:../eslint-config-zitadel
@@ -174,6 +176,7 @@ importers:
 
   packages/zitadel-server:
     specifiers:
+      '@bufbuild/buf': ^1.14.0
       '@zitadel/tsconfig': workspace:*
       eslint: ^7.32.0
       eslint-config-zitadel: workspace:*
@@ -192,6 +195,7 @@ importers:
       nice-grpc-common: 2.0.2
       protobufjs: 7.2.3
     devDependencies:
+      '@bufbuild/buf': 1.15.0
       '@zitadel/tsconfig': link:../zitadel-tsconfig
       eslint: 7.32.0
       eslint-config-zitadel: link:../eslint-config-zitadel