diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 91120cfa11b..908332853e6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ java_test:
 	VTROOT=${PWD} mvn -f java/pom.xml -B clean verify
 
 install_protoc-gen-go:
-	go install google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go
-	go install google.golang.org/grpc/cmd/protoc-gen-go-grpc
+	go install google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go@v1.26.0
+	go install google.golang.org/grpc/cmd/protoc-gen-go-grpc@v1.1.0
 	go install github.com/planetscale/vtprotobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go-vtproto
 
 PROTO_SRCS = $(wildcard proto/*.proto)