diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dbt-common/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dbt-common/default.nix
index 81f52aefd1e0..4b256fd20002 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dbt-common/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dbt-common/default.nix
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     # 0.6.x -> 0.7.2 doesn't seem too risky at a glance
     # https://pypi.org/project/isodate/0.7.2/
     "isodate"
+    "protobuf"
   ];
 
   dependencies = [