diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8bcf3f5c..03911945 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -92,3 +92,9 @@ vet:
 .PHONY: docs-image-push
 docs-image:
 	docker buildx build --push --platform linux/amd64,linux/arm64 -t "$(DOCS_IMAGE)" ./docs
+
+.PHONY: install-dev
+install-dev:
+	go install google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go@v1.34.2
+	go install google.golang.org/grpc/cmd/protoc-gen-go-grpc@v1.5.1
+# TODO: install a pinned protoc version