diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3a44fb3ba..0b1bbcfef 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ url = "2.2"
 base64-compat = { package = "base64-compat", version = "1.0.0" }
 time = "0.3.36"
 
+prost = "0.12"
+prost-types = "0.12"
+bytes = "1.6.0"
+prost-build = "0.12"
+
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 pest = "2.7.8"
 pest_derive = "2.7.8"
diff --git a/raphtory/Cargo.toml b/raphtory/Cargo.toml
index b3f3712ce..2ee9009a3 100644
--- a/raphtory/Cargo.toml
+++ b/raphtory/Cargo.toml
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ rpds = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 thread_local = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 pometry-storage = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 
-prost = "0.12"
-prost-types = "0.12"
-bytes = "1.6.0"
+prost = { workspace = true }
+prost-types = { workspace = true }
+bytes = { workspace = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 csv = { workspace = true }
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ streaming-stats = { workspace = true }
 proptest = { workspace = true }
 
 [build-dependencies]
-prost-build = { version = "0.12"}
+prost-build = { workspace = true }
 
 [features]
 default = [