diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index ca3fc5f5..0c9530ca 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
   {riakc, ".*", {git, "git://github.com/basho/riak-erlang-client", {branch, "develop-3.0"}}}
  ]}.
 
+{plugins, [rebar3_gpb_plugin]}.
+
 {pre_hooks, [{compile, "./tools/grab-solr.sh"}]}.
 
 {profiles,