diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index dc6cdace1..a5d845165 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ variables:
 before_script:
   - apt-get update -yq
   - apt-get install -o dir::cache::archives="$APT_CACHE_DIR" -y clang libclang-dev cmake build-essential git unzip autoconf libtool
+  - git clone https://github.com/google/protobuf.git && cd protobuf && ./autogen.sh && ./configure && make && make install && ldconfig && make clean && cd .. && rm -r protobuf
 
 test:
   stage: test