diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 7e7a1c37..f7c66e19 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -150,6 +150,11 @@ function write_e2e_env(){
 
 }
 
+## with_venv - runs a command with the venv activated
+function with_venv() {
+  "$@"
+}
+
 ## help - prints the help details
 ##
 function help() {
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index bceef3a1..dcff67ae 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ dependencies = [
     "dnspython>=2.0.0",
     "Requests",
     "google-auth>=2.28.0",
+    "grpcio",
+    "protobuf",
+    "googleapis-common-protos",
 ]
 dynamic = ["version"]