diff --git a/debian/rake-tasks.sh b/debian/rake-tasks.sh
index d500ef8269..f95ee773dd 100755
--- a/debian/rake-tasks.sh
+++ b/debian/rake-tasks.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ cd /usr/share/gitlab
 
 # Workaround for #966653
 /usr/bin/gem install -v 1.30.2 grpc
+# Workaround for #989774
+/usr/bin/gem install -v 3.17.1 google-protobuf
 # Remove all lines from Gemfile.lock
 runuser -u ${gitlab_user} -- sh -c "touch ${gitlab_data_dir}/Gemfile.lock && \
 truncate -s 0 ${gitlab_data_dir}/Gemfile.lock"