diff --git a/Dockerfile.dev b/Dockerfile.dev
index 7df0f3d3b..54a6607a5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ RUN dnf -y install \
 	pkgconfig make cmake \
 	autoconf automake autogen libtool \
 	flex bison \
-	texinfo git curl tar
+	texinfo git curl tar \
+	protobuf-compiler protobuf-c-compiler
 
 # Several tools only needed for developement and testing
 RUN dnf -y install \
@@ -74,7 +75,8 @@ RUN dnf -y install \
 	libwebsockets-devel \
 	zeromq-devel \
 	nanomsg-devel \
-	libxil-devel
+	libxil-devel \
+	protobuf-c-devel
 
 # Build & Install Criterion
 COPY thirdparty/criterion /tmp/criterion
diff --git a/Dockerfile.dev-centos b/Dockerfile.dev-centos
index 871c2841a..9a8b183a5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.dev-centos
+++ b/Dockerfile.dev-centos
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ RUN yum -y install \
 	pkgconfig make cmake \
 	autoconf automake autogen libtool \
 	flex bison \
-	texinfo git curl tar
+	texinfo git curl tar \
+	protobuf-compiler protobuf-c-compiler
 
 # Several tools only needed for developement and testing
 RUN yum -y install \
@@ -74,7 +75,8 @@ RUN yum -y install \
 	libnl3-devel \
 	zeromq-devel \
 	nanomsg-devel \
-	libxil-devel
+	libxil-devel \
+	protobuf-c-devel
 
 # Build & Install Criterion
 COPY thirdparty/criterion /tmp/criterion
diff --git a/Dockerfile.dev-ubuntu b/Dockerfile.dev-ubuntu
index d36f13a71..25d8322df 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.dev-ubuntu
+++ b/Dockerfile.dev-ubuntu
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
 	autoconf automake autogen libtool \
 	flex bison \
 	texinfo \
-	git curl tar
+	git curl tar \
+	protobuf-compiler protobuf-c-compiler
 
 # Several tools only needed for developement and testing
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
@@ -75,7 +76,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
 	libcurl4-openssl-dev \
 	libjansson-dev \
 	libzmq3-dev \
-	libnanomsg-dev
+	libnanomsg-dev \
+	libprotobuf-c-dev
 
 # Build & Install Criterion
 COPY thirdparty/criterion /tmp/criterion