diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index 87ecad547e..bdbad1f5a5 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ before:
     - docker build -f build/grpc/Dockerfile -t zitadel-base:local .
     - docker build -f build/zitadel/Dockerfile . -t zitadel-go-test --target go-codecov -o .artifacts/codecov
     - docker build -f build/zitadel/Dockerfile . -t zitadel-go-base --target go-copy -o .artifacts/grpc/go-client
+    - sh -c "find pkg/grpc -name '*.pb*.go' -delete"
     - sh -c "cp -r .artifacts/grpc/go-client/* ."
     - docker build -f build/console/Dockerfile . -t zitadel-npm-console --target angular-export -o .artifacts/console
     - sh -c "cp -r .artifacts/console/* internal/api/ui/console/static/"