diff --git a/ci/docker/Dockerfile.build.ubuntu b/ci/docker/Dockerfile.build.ubuntu
index f196828274ce..3babb468f2fe 100644
--- a/ci/docker/Dockerfile.build.ubuntu
+++ b/ci/docker/Dockerfile.build.ubuntu
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ RUN export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && \
         build-essential \
         ninja-build \
         git \
-        protobuf-compiler \
-        libprotobuf-dev \
         clang-6.0 \
         clang-tidy-6.0 \
         python-yaml \
@@ -83,6 +81,8 @@ RUN export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && \
         pandoc \
         ## Build-dependencies for ccache 3.7.9
         autoconf \
+        autogen \
+        libtool \
         gperf \
         libb2-dev \
         libzstd-dev && \
@@ -110,6 +110,15 @@ COPY install/requirements /work/
 RUN python3 -m pip install cmake==3.16.6 && \
     python3 -m pip install -r /work/requirements
 
+RUN git clone --recursive -b 3.5.1.1 https://github.com/google/protobuf.git && \
+    cd protobuf && \
+    ./autogen.sh && \
+    ./configure && \
+    make -j$(nproc) install && \
+    cd .. && \
+    rm -rf protobuf && \
+    ldconfig
+
 ARG USER_ID=0
 COPY install/docker_filepermissions.sh /work/
 RUN /work/docker_filepermissions.sh