diff --git a/pkg/proto/datadog/README.md b/pkg/proto/datadog/README.md
index 3fc631553e9a00..ec4c58608fb74c 100644
--- a/pkg/proto/datadog/README.md
+++ b/pkg/proto/datadog/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ## gRPC: Protobuf and Gateway code generation
 
 1. Ensure that you have the all the tools installed in your `$PATH` by running `inv -e install-tools`.
-2. To generate the code for the `.proto` files run `inv -e generate-protobuf`.
+2. To generate the code for the `.proto` files run `inv -e protobuf.generate`.
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index bd95cb1f50961d..4a1d607cb44614 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@
         "depNameTemplate": "buildimages",
         "versioningTemplate": "loose",
         "datasourceTemplate": "custom.buildimages"
+      },
+      {
+        "customType": "regex",
+        "fileMatch": [".protoc-version"],
+        "matchStrings": [
+          "(?<currentValue>[0-9]+.[0-9]+)"
+        ],
+        "depNameTemplate": "protoc",
+        "versioningTemplate": "loose",
+        "datasourceTemplate": "custom.protoc"
       }
     ],
     "customDatasources": {
@@ -20,6 +30,12 @@
         "transformTemplates": [
           "{\"releases\": $map(results, function($v) { {\"version\": $v.name, \"releaseTimestamp\": $v.last_updated } }) }"
         ]
+      },
+      "protoc": {
+        "defaultRegistryUrlTemplate": "https://api.github.com/repos/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases",
+        "transformTemplates": [
+          "{\"releases\": $map($.[tag_name,published_at], function($v) { {\"version\": $v[0], \"releaseTimestamp\": $v[1] } }) }"
+        ]
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/tasks/libs/common/check_tools_version.py b/tasks/libs/common/check_tools_version.py
index 5b2b33db959abc..fbab35f25ccdad 100644
--- a/tasks/libs/common/check_tools_version.py
+++ b/tasks/libs/common/check_tools_version.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
+import shutil
 import sys
 
 from invoke import Context, Exit
@@ -102,3 +103,14 @@ def check_tools_version(ctx: Context, tools_list: list[str], debug: bool = False
     if should_exit:
         raise Exit(code=1)
     return True
+
+
+def check_tools_installed(tools: list) -> bool:
+    """
+    Check if the tools are installed in the system.
+    """
+    not_installed = [tool for tool in tools if not shutil.which(tool)]
+    if not_installed:
+        print(f"{color_message('ERROR', Color.RED)}: The following tools are not installed: {', '.join(not_installed)}")
+        return False
+    return True
diff --git a/tasks/protobuf.py b/tasks/protobuf.py
index 07bdb3035ec538..bf1ca6d3217283 100644
--- a/tasks/protobuf.py
+++ b/tasks/protobuf.py
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 import glob
 import os
+import re
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from invoke import Exit, task
+from invoke import Exit, UnexpectedExit, task
+
+from tasks.install_tasks import TOOL_LIST_PROTO
+from tasks.libs.common.check_tools_version import check_tools_installed
 
 PROTO_PKGS = {
     'model/v1': (False, False),
@@ -39,6 +43,7 @@ def generate(ctx, do_mockgen=True):
     We must build the packages one at a time due to protoc-gen-go limitations
     """
     # Key: path, Value: grpc_gateway, inject_tags
+    check_tools(ctx)
     base = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
     repo_root = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(base, ".."))
     proto_root = os.path.join(repo_root, "pkg", "proto")
@@ -145,9 +150,30 @@ def generate(ctx, do_mockgen=True):
             ctx.run(f"git apply {switches} --unsafe-paths --directory='{pbgo_dir}/{pkg}' {patch_file}")
 
     # Check the generated files were properly committed
-    updates = ctx.run("git status -suno").stdout.strip()
-    if updates:
+    git_status = ctx.run("git status -suno", hide=True).stdout
+    proto_file = re.compile(r"pkg/proto/pbgo/.*\.pb(\.gw)?\.go$")
+    if any(proto_file.search(line) for line in git_status.split("\n")):
         raise Exit(
-            "Generated files were not properly committed. Please run `inv protobuf.generate` and commit the changes.",
+            f"Generated files were not properly committed.\n{git_status}\nPlease run `inv protobuf.generate` and commit the changes.",
             code=1,
         )
+
+
+def check_tools(ctx):
+    """
+    Check if all the required dependencies are installed
+    """
+    tools = [tool.split("/")[-1] for tool in TOOL_LIST_PROTO]
+    if not check_tools_installed(tools):
+        raise Exit("Please install the required tools with `inv install-tools` before running this task.", code=1)
+    try:
+        current_version = ctx.run("protoc --version", hide=True).stdout.strip().removeprefix("libprotoc ")
+        with open(".protoc-version") as f:
+            expected_version = f.read().strip()
+        if current_version != expected_version:
+            raise Exit(
+                f"Expected protoc version {expected_version}, found {current_version}. Please run `inv install-protoc` before running this task.",
+                code=1,
+            )
+    except UnexpectedExit as e:
+        raise Exit("protoc is not installed. Please install it before running this task.", code=1) from e
diff --git a/tasks/unit_tests/libs/common/check_tools_tests.py b/tasks/unit_tests/libs/common/check_tools_tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..f390751c2f75c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/unit_tests/libs/common/check_tools_tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+from invoke import Context, Exit, MockContext, Result, UnexpectedExit
+
+from tasks.libs.common.check_tools_version import check_tools_installed
+from tasks.protobuf import check_tools
+
+
+class TestCheckToolsInstalled(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_single_tool_installed(self):
+        self.assertTrue(check_tools_installed(["git"]))
+
+    def test_several_tools_installed(self):
+        self.assertTrue(check_tools_installed(["git", "ls"]))
+
+    def test_tool_not_installed(self):
+        self.assertFalse(check_tools_installed(["not_installed_tool", "ls"]))
+
+
+class TestCheckTools(unittest.TestCase):
+    @patch('tasks.protobuf.check_tools_installed', new=MagicMock(return_value=False))
+    def test_tools_not_installed(self):
+        c = Context()
+        with self.assertRaises(Exit) as e:
+            check_tools(c)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            e.exception.message, "Please install the required tools with `inv install-tools` before running this task."
+        )
+
+    @patch('tasks.protobuf.check_tools_installed', new=MagicMock(return_value=True))
+    def test_bad_protoc(self):
+        c = MockContext(run={'protoc --version': Result("libprotoc 1.98.2")})
+        with self.assertRaises(Exit) as e:
+            check_tools(c)
+        self.assertTrue(e.exception.message.startswith("Expected protoc version 29.3, found"))
+
+    @patch('tasks.protobuf.check_tools_installed', new=MagicMock(return_value=True))
+    def test_protoc_not_installed(self):
+        c = MagicMock()
+        c.run.side_effect = UnexpectedExit("protoc --version")
+        with self.assertRaises(Exit) as e:
+            check_tools(c)
+        self.assertEqual(e.exception.message, "protoc is not installed. Please install it before running this task.")