diff --git a/generate-protos.sh b/generate-protos.sh
index d84e484cb4..a0c327f00d 100755
--- a/generate-protos.sh
+++ b/generate-protos.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,21 @@
   ./build.sh
 )
 
+(
+  cd third_party/
+  [[ ! -d googleapis ]] && git clone https://github.com/googleapis/googleapis
+  cd googleapis
+  git checkout 24fb9e5d1f37110bfa198189c34324aa3fdb0896
+)
+
 tools/bin/buf protoc \
+  -Iproto \
+  -Ithird_party/googleapis \
   --plugin tools/bin/protoc-gen-go \
   --go_out=bridge/pkg/ proto/**/**/**
 
 tools/bin/buf protoc \
-   --plugin tools/bin/protoc-gen-go-grpc \
-   --go-grpc_out=bridge/pkg/ proto/**/**/**
+  -Iproto \
+  -Ithird_party/googleapis \
+  --plugin tools/bin/protoc-gen-go-grpc \
+  --go-grpc_out=bridge/pkg/ proto/**/**/**
diff --git a/proto/node/v1/node.proto b/proto/node/v1/node.proto
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f4448a1506
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proto/node/v1/node.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+package node.v1;
+
+option go_package = "proto/node/v1;nodev1";
+
+import "google/api/annotations.proto";
+
+service Node {}
diff --git a/third_party/.gitignore b/third_party/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d4b05a817b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/third_party/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+googleapis