diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
index 75b8f7473c..67e32a404c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build API
         run: |
           cd protos
+          python setup.py develop
           python setup.py bdist_wheel
           cp -a dist/. ../dist/
       - name: Build Core
diff --git a/protos/setup.py b/protos/setup.py
index 4144264610..9d66c3cce0 100644
--- a/protos/setup.py
+++ b/protos/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 from setuptools.command.develop import develop
 
-install_requires = ["grpcio>=1.46.0", "grpcio-tools>=1.46.0", "protobuf>=3.20,<4"]
+install_requires = ["grpcio==1.44.0", "grpcio-tools==1.44.0", "protobuf>=3.20,<4"]
 
 # Get the long description from the README file
 HERE = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))