diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
index 99c7c3d..b4703ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ jobs:
             eval sudo $cmd
           done < <(Rscript -e 'writeLines(remotes::system_requirements("ubuntu", "20.04"))')
 
+      - name: Install ProtoBuf libraries and compiler
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get install -y protobuf-compiler libprotobuf-dev libprotoc-dev
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           remotes::install_deps(dependencies = TRUE)