diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index a4fe45fab..afeb2b7d0 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ gem 'graphql-batch', '~> 0.4.0'
 gem 'batch-loader', '~> 1.4', '>= 1.4.1'
 gem 'graphql-cache', '~> 0.6.0', git: "https://github.com/stackshareio/graphql-cache"
 gem 'apollo-federation', '~> 0.4.0'
+gem 'google-protobuf', '~> 3.10.0.rc.1'
 # gem 'ddtrace', '~> 0.23.3'
 
 group :development, :test do
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index fc7b1a619..a9cb39cfa 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -574,6 +574,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   flipper-active_support_cache_store
   gender_detector (~> 0.1.2)
   git (~> 1.5)
+  google-protobuf (~> 3.10.0.rc.1)
   graphql (~> 1.9, >= 1.9.4)
   graphql-batch (~> 0.4.0)
   graphql-cache (~> 0.6.0)!