diff --git a/container/Dockerfile.tensorrt_llm b/container/Dockerfile.tensorrt_llm
index 661957b50573..3fad937edb53 100644
--- a/container/Dockerfile.tensorrt_llm
+++ b/container/Dockerfile.tensorrt_llm
@@ -142,7 +142,10 @@ ENV CARGO_BUILD_JOBS=${CARGO_BUILD_JOBS:-16}
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
 
-RUN yum install -y protobuf-compiler \
+RUN yum update -y \
+    && yum install -y protobuf-compiler \
+    || yum install -y https://raw.repo.almalinux.org/almalinux/8.10/AppStream/x86_64/os/Packages/protobuf-3.5.0-15.el8.x86_64.rpm \
+    https://raw.repo.almalinux.org/almalinux/8.10/AppStream/x86_64/os/Packages/protobuf-compiler-3.5.0-15.el8.x86_64.rpm \
     && yum clean all \
     && rm -rf /var/cache/yum
 
diff --git a/container/Dockerfile.vllm b/container/Dockerfile.vllm
index 85e7c855cd44..14023023afca 100644
--- a/container/Dockerfile.vllm
+++ b/container/Dockerfile.vllm
@@ -306,9 +306,12 @@ ENV CARGO_BUILD_JOBS=${CARGO_BUILD_JOBS:-16}
 ARG RELEASE_BUILD
 WORKDIR /workspace
 
-RUN yum install -y  protobuf-compiler \
-  && yum clean all \
-  && rm -rf /var/cache/yum
+RUN yum update -y \
+    && yum install -y protobuf-compiler \
+    || yum install -y https://raw.repo.almalinux.org/almalinux/8.10/AppStream/x86_64/os/Packages/protobuf-3.5.0-15.el8.x86_64.rpm \
+    https://raw.repo.almalinux.org/almalinux/8.10/AppStream/x86_64/os/Packages/protobuf-compiler-3.5.0-15.el8.x86_64.rpm \
+    && yum clean all \
+    && rm -rf /var/cache/yum
 
 ENV RUSTUP_HOME=/usr/local/rustup \
     CARGO_HOME=/usr/local/cargo \