diff --git a/docker/proto/Dockerfile b/docker/proto/Dockerfile
index e272db1b9d0..96e8762da48 100644
--- a/docker/proto/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/proto/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 FROM golang:1.14-buster
 
-ARG PROTOC_VERSION=3.12.4
-
 # Install depedencies
 RUN apt-get update && \
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
@@ -9,13 +7,24 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         ca-certificates \
         curl \
         unzip \
-        wget && \
-    go get \
-        golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports \
-        github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go && \
-    go install \
+        wget
+
+ARG PROTOC_GEN_GO_VERSION=v1.3.2
+
+# Need to set up a module in order to install a specific version of protoc-gen-go.
+#   1. The `go get package@version` syntax is only supported in module mode.
+#   2. In module mode, `go get` is unsupported outside of a module.
+# These two things together force us to do this quick hack.
+#
+# See https://github.com/golang/go/issues/24250 as just one of many issues on the subject.
+RUN mkdir proto-builder && \
+    cd proto-builder && \
+    go mod init proto-builder && \
+    GO111MODULE=on go get \
         golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports \
-        github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go
+        github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go@${PROTOC_GEN_GO_VERSION}
+
+ARG PROTOC_VERSION=3.12.4
 
 # Download protoc
 RUN curl -LO https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v${PROTOC_VERSION}/protoc-${PROTOC_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.zip && \