diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
index 67e32a404c..0133b6084d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip flit
+          python -m pip install -r protos/requirements/requirements_build.txt
           python -m pip install -r requirements/requirements_build.txt
       - name: Build API
         run: |
diff --git a/protos/requirements/requirements_build.txt b/protos/requirements/requirements_build.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9bf89644a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protos/requirements/requirements_build.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+grpcio>=1.44.0,<1.48.0
+grpcio-tools>=1.44.0,<1.48.0
+protobuf>=3.20,<4
+wheel
+
diff --git a/protos/setup.py b/protos/setup.py
index 9d66c3cce0..a7b6acbb7d 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==1.44.0", "grpcio-tools==1.44.0", "protobuf>=3.20,<4"]
+install_requires = ["grpcio>=1.44.0,<1.48.0", "grpcio-tools>=1.44.0,<1.48.0", "protobuf>=3.20,<4"]
 
 # Get the long description from the README file
 HERE = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))