diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 9010c02..dc5e80e 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -68,8 +68,12 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         .map_err(|_| "Unable to generate bindings")?
         .write_to_file(out_dir.join("bindings.rs"))?;
 
+    // Only generate protobuf bindings if protoc is available
     let protoc_exists = Command::new("protoc").arg("--version").status().is_ok();
-    if env::var("REGENERATE_PROTOBUF").is_ok() || protoc_exists {
+    // If the package is being built by docs.rs, we don't want to regenerate the protobuf bindings
+    let is_built_by_docs_rs = env::var("DOCS_RS").is_ok();
+
+    if !is_built_by_docs_rs && (env::var("REGENERATE_PROTOBUF").is_ok() || protoc_exists) {
         println!("generating protobuf bindings");
         // HACK: Set OUT_DIR to src/ so that the generated protobuf file is copied to src/protobuf.rs
         let src_dir = PathBuf::from(env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")?).join("src");