diff --git a/.changeset/modern-maps-raise.md b/.changeset/modern-maps-raise.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c05ce5541f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/modern-maps-raise.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@zitadel/proto": patch
+---
+
+bind @zitadel/proto version to zitadel tag
diff --git a/packages/zitadel-proto/package.json b/packages/zitadel-proto/package.json
index 0dcd503755..1bf3ba1779 100644
--- a/packages/zitadel-proto/package.json
+++ b/packages/zitadel-proto/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   ],
   "sideEffects": false,
   "scripts": {
-    "generate": "buf generate https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel.git --path ./proto/zitadel",
+    "generate": "buf generate https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel.git#tag=v2.71.1 --path ./proto/zitadel",
     "clean": "rm -rf zitadel .turbo node_modules google protoc-gen-openapiv2 validate"
   },
   "dependencies": {