diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 96a2b2fe72..c4dc33911a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ jobs:
               run: |
                   sudo apt install golang-goprotobuf-dev
                   echo "LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/go/target/release/deps/" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-                  make install-dev-tools install-build-tools build lint-ci
+                  make install-dev-tools install-build-tools generate-protobuf lint-ci
 
 #    build-amazonlinux-latest:
 #        if: github.repository_owner == 'valkey-io'