diff --git a/dev/go.mod b/dev/go.mod
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index 000000000..7e744343d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/go.mod
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+module "storj.io/storj/dev"
+
+require "github.com/golang/protobuf" v1.0.0
diff --git a/dev/main.go b/dev/main.go
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index 000000000..0ec184acc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/main.go
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+package main // import "storj.io/storj/dev"
+
+import (
+  "github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go"
+)