diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7589bd0..545ee70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ jobs:
             PROTOC_VERSION=31.1
             curl -LO https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v${PROTOC_VERSION}/protoc-${PROTOC_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.zip
             unzip protoc-${PROTOC_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.zip -d protoc
-            sudo mv protoc/bin/protoc /usr/local/bin/
-            sudo cp -r protoc/include/* /usr/local/include/
+            echo "${PWD}/protoc/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+            echo "PROTOC_INCLUDE=$PWD/protoc/include" >> $GITHUB_ENV
             protoc --version
 
       - name: Install protoc on macOS
@@ -51,17 +51,23 @@ jobs:
         run: |
             curl -LO https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v31.1/protoc-31.1-osx-x86_64.zip
             unzip protoc-31.1-osx-x86_64.zip -d protoc
-            sudo mv protoc/bin/protoc /usr/local/bin/
-            sudo cp -r protoc/include/* /usr/local/include/
+            echo "${PWD}/protoc/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+            echo "PROTOC_INCLUDE=$PWD/protoc/include" >> $GITHUB_ENV
             protoc --version
 
       - name: Install protoc on Windows
         if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v31.1/protoc-31.1-win64.zip -OutFile protoc.zip
-          Expand-Archive protoc.zip -DestinationPath protoc
-          $Env:PATH += ";${PWD}/protoc/bin"
-          protoc --version
+            Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v31.1/protoc-31.1-win64.zip -OutFile protoc.zip
+            Expand-Archive protoc.zip -DestinationPath protoc
+            $protocPath = Join-Path $PWD "protoc\\bin"
+            $includePath = Join-Path $PWD "protoc\\include"
+
+            Add-Content $env:GITHUB_PATH $protocPath
+            Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "PROTOC_INCLUDE=$includePath"
+            & "$protocPath\\protoc.exe" --version
+
 
       - name: Setup Node.js & pnpm
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index b155371..0119f0e 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
-use std::{io::Result, process::Command};
+use std::{env, io::Result, process::Command};
 
 use poem_grpc_build::Config;
 
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    let mut includes = vec!["./protos".to_string()];
+    if let Ok(protoc_include) = env::var("PROTOC_INCLUDE") {
+        includes.push(protoc_include);
+    }
+    // Convert Vec<String> to Vec<&str>
+    let includes_ref: Vec<&str> = includes.iter().map(|s| s.as_str()).collect();
     Config::new()
         .file_descriptor_set_path("rustmailer.bin")
-        .compile(&["./protos/rustmailer.proto"], &["./protos"])?;
+        .compile(&["./protos/rustmailer.proto"], &includes_ref)?;
 
     let output = Command::new("git")
         .args(&["rev-parse", "--short", "HEAD"])