diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e11589d3ae..29fe087c69 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ endif
 
 HTTPS_GIT := https://github.com/crypto-org-chain/cronos.git
 protoVer=0.14.0
-protoImageName=cosmossdk-proto
-protoImage=$(DOCKER) run --rm -v $(CURDIR):/workspace --workdir /workspace --user root $(protoImageName)
+protoImageName=ghcr.io/cosmos/proto-builder:$(protoVer)
+protoImage=$(DOCKER) run --rm -v "$(CURDIR)":/workspace --workdir /workspace --user root $(protoImageName)
 
 # ------
 # NOTE: If you are experiencing problems running these commands, try deleting
@@ -281,8 +281,7 @@ protoImage=$(DOCKER) run --rm -v $(CURDIR):/workspace --workdir /workspace --use
 proto-all: proto-format proto-lint proto-gen
 
 proto-gen:
-	@echo "Generating Protobuf files ${CURDIR}"
-	$(DOCKER) build --pull --rm -f "contrib/devtools/Dockerfile" -t cosmossdk-proto:latest "contrib/devtools"
+	@echo "Generating Protobuf files"
 	$(protoImage) sh ./scripts/protocgen.sh
 
 proto-lint:
diff --git a/contrib/devtools/Dockerfile b/contrib/devtools/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 1959385c89..0000000000
--- a/contrib/devtools/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-## To test locally:
-# docker build --pull --rm -f "contrib/devtools/Dockerfile" -t cosmossdk-proto:latest "contrib/devtools"
-# docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/workspace --workdir /workspace cosmossdk-proto sh ./scripts/protocgen.sh
-
-FROM bufbuild/buf:1.24.0 as BUILDER
-FROM golang:1.21-alpine
-
-RUN apk add --no-cache \
-  nodejs \
-  npm \
-  git \
-  make \
-  clang-extra-tools \
-  g++ \
-  jq
-
-RUN npm install -g swagger-combine
-
-ARG UNAME=protobuild
-ARG UID=1000
-RUN adduser -u $UID -s /bin/sh $UNAME -D
-USER $UNAME
-
-ENV GOLANG_PROTOBUF_VERSION=1.28.1 \
-  GRPC_GATEWAY_VERSION=1.16.0
-
-RUN go install github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto/cmd/protoc-gen-go-pulsar@latest && \
-  go install google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go@v${GOLANG_PROTOBUF_VERSION} && \
-  go install github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway@v${GRPC_GATEWAY_VERSION} \
-  github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/protoc-gen-swagger@v${GRPC_GATEWAY_VERSION} && \
-  go install cosmossdk.io/orm/cmd/protoc-gen-go-cosmos-orm@v1.0.0-beta.3 && \
-  go install google.golang.org/grpc/cmd/protoc-gen-go-grpc@latest
-
-# install all gogo protobuf binaries
-RUN git clone https://github.com/cosmos/gogoproto.git; \
-  cd gogoproto; \
-  go mod download; \
-  make install
-
-COPY --from=BUILDER /usr/local/bin /usr/local/bin