diff --git a/build/containers/intermediate/Dockerfile.rust-crossbuild-amd64 b/build/containers/intermediate/Dockerfile.rust-crossbuild-amd64
index 6240cb06f..1ee0df805 100644
--- a/build/containers/intermediate/Dockerfile.rust-crossbuild-amd64
+++ b/build/containers/intermediate/Dockerfile.rust-crossbuild-amd64
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ FROM rustembedded/cross:x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-0.1.16
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends pkg-config \
             g++ ca-certificates curl libssl-dev \
-            libv4l-dev libudev-dev
+            libv4l-dev libudev-dev protobuf-compiler
 
 # Link the container to the Akri repository
-LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source https://github.com/project-akri/akri
\ No newline at end of file
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source https://github.com/project-akri/akri
diff --git a/build/containers/intermediate/Dockerfile.rust-crossbuild-arm32v7 b/build/containers/intermediate/Dockerfile.rust-crossbuild-arm32v7
index ce0da22c1..447430d53 100644
--- a/build/containers/intermediate/Dockerfile.rust-crossbuild-arm32v7
+++ b/build/containers/intermediate/Dockerfile.rust-crossbuild-arm32v7
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ RUN sed -i 's/^deb h'/'deb [arch=amd64,i386] h/' /etc/apt/sources.list && \
     apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends pkg-config:armhf \
             g++ ca-certificates curl libssl-dev:armhf \
-            libv4l-dev:armhf libudev-dev:armhf
+            libv4l-dev:armhf libudev-dev:armhf protobuf-compiler:armhf
 
 # Link the container to the Akri repository
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source https://github.com/project-akri/akri
diff --git a/build/containers/intermediate/Dockerfile.rust-crossbuild-arm64v8 b/build/containers/intermediate/Dockerfile.rust-crossbuild-arm64v8
index 5e4eae224..1088ac0b4 100644
--- a/build/containers/intermediate/Dockerfile.rust-crossbuild-arm64v8
+++ b/build/containers/intermediate/Dockerfile.rust-crossbuild-arm64v8
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ RUN sed -i 's/^deb h'/'deb [arch=amd64,i386] h/' /etc/apt/sources.list && \
     apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends pkg-config:arm64 \
             g++ ca-certificates curl libssl-dev:arm64 \
-            libv4l-dev:arm64 libudev-dev:arm64
+            libv4l-dev:arm64 libudev-dev:arm64 protobuf-compiler:arm64
 
 # Link the container to the Akri repository
-LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source https://github.com/project-akri/akri
\ No newline at end of file
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source https://github.com/project-akri/akri
diff --git a/build/intermediate-containers.mk b/build/intermediate-containers.mk
index 457956d9b..812a8891b 100644
--- a/build/intermediate-containers.mk
+++ b/build/intermediate-containers.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-BUILD_RUST_CROSSBUILD_VERSION = 0.0.7
+BUILD_RUST_CROSSBUILD_VERSION = 0.0.8
 
 BUILD_OPENCV_BASE_VERSION = 0.0.10