diff --git a/Dockerfile.tap_aggregator b/Dockerfile.tap_aggregator
index e7001da..d2d932f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.tap_aggregator
+++ b/Dockerfile.tap_aggregator
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 FROM rust:1.83-bookworm as build
 
 WORKDIR /root
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    protobuf-compiler \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
 COPY . .
 
 RUN cargo build --release --bin tap_aggregator