diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a7d53e23c9..7f77118832 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@
     "": {
       "name": "@waku/root",
       "workspaces": [
+        "packages/proto",
         "packages/byte-utils",
+        "packages/enr",
         "packages/interfaces",
         "packages/libp2p-utils",
         "packages/core",
-        "packages/enr",
         "packages/dns-discovery",
         "packages/message-encryption",
         "packages/create",
@@ -3219,6 +3220,10 @@
       "resolved": "packages/message-encryption",
       "link": true
     },
+    "node_modules/@waku/proto": {
+      "resolved": "packages/proto",
+      "link": true
+    },
     "node_modules/@waku/tests": {
       "resolved": "packages/tests",
       "link": true
@@ -5347,9 +5352,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/engine.io": {
-      "version": "6.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/engine.io/-/engine.io-6.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-4KzwW3F3bk+KlzSOY57fj/Jx6LyRQ1nbcyIadehl+AnXjKT7gDO0ORdRi/84ixvMKTym6ZKuxvbzN62HDDU1Lg==",
+      "version": "6.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/engine.io/-/engine.io-6.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ECceEFcAaNRybd3lsGQKas3ZlMVjN3cyWwMP25D2i0zWfyiytVbTpRPa34qrr+FHddtpBVOmq4H/DCv1O0lZRA==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/cookie": "^0.4.1",
@@ -17232,7 +17237,6 @@
         "it-pipe": "^2.0.4",
         "libp2p": "0.40.0",
         "p-event": "^5.0.1",
-        "protons-runtime": "^3.1.0",
         "uint8arraylist": "^2.3.2",
         "uint8arrays": "^4.0.2",
         "uuid": "^9.0.0"
@@ -17275,7 +17279,6 @@
         "portfinder": "^1.0.28",
         "prettier": "^2.1.1",
         "process": "^0.11.10",
-        "protons": "^5.1.0",
         "puppeteer": "^13.0.1",
         "rollup": "^2.75.0",
         "tail": "^2.2.0",
@@ -17466,6 +17469,14 @@
       "name": "@waku/libp2p-utils",
       "version": "0.0.2",
       "license": "MIT OR Apache-2.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@libp2p/interface-connection": "^3.0.3",
+        "@libp2p/interface-peer-id": "^1.0.6",
+        "@libp2p/interface-peer-info": "^1.0.1",
+        "@libp2p/interface-peer-store": "^1.2.3",
+        "@libp2p/peer-id": "^1.1.10",
+        "@multiformats/multiaddr": "^11.0.6"
+      },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "^22.0.0",
         "@rollup/plugin-json": "^4.1.0",
@@ -17524,6 +17535,36 @@
         "node": ">=16"
       }
     },
+    "packages/proto": {
+      "name": "@waku/proto",
+      "version": "0.0.1",
+      "license": "MIT OR Apache-2.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "protons-runtime": "^3.1.0"
+      },
+      "devDependencies": {
+        "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "^22.0.0",
+        "@rollup/plugin-json": "^4.1.0",
+        "@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "^13.3.0",
+        "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.8.1",
+        "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.8.1",
+        "cspell": "^5.14.0",
+        "eslint": "^8.6.0",
+        "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.3.0",
+        "eslint-plugin-eslint-comments": "^3.2.0",
+        "eslint-plugin-functional": "^4.0.2",
+        "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.25.3",
+        "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^4.0.0",
+        "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
+        "prettier": "^2.1.1",
+        "protons": "^5.1.0",
+        "rollup": "^2.75.0",
+        "typescript": "^4.6.3"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=16"
+      }
+    },
     "packages/tests": {
       "name": "@waku/tests",
       "version": "0.0.1",
@@ -20162,8 +20203,6 @@
         "portfinder": "^1.0.28",
         "prettier": "^2.1.1",
         "process": "^0.11.10",
-        "protons": "^5.1.0",
-        "protons-runtime": "^3.1.0",
         "puppeteer": "^13.0.1",
         "rollup": "^2.75.0",
         "tail": "^2.2.0",
@@ -20316,6 +20355,12 @@
     "@waku/libp2p-utils": {
       "version": "file:packages/libp2p-utils",
       "requires": {
+        "@libp2p/interface-connection": "^3.0.3",
+        "@libp2p/interface-peer-id": "^1.0.6",
+        "@libp2p/interface-peer-info": "^1.0.1",
+        "@libp2p/interface-peer-store": "^1.2.3",
+        "@libp2p/peer-id": "^1.1.10",
+        "@multiformats/multiaddr": "^11.0.6",
         "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "^22.0.0",
         "@rollup/plugin-json": "^4.1.0",
         "@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "^13.3.0",
@@ -20363,6 +20408,29 @@
         "typescript": "^4.6.3"
       }
     },
+    "@waku/proto": {
+      "version": "file:packages/proto",
+      "requires": {
+        "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "^22.0.0",
+        "@rollup/plugin-json": "^4.1.0",
+        "@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "^13.3.0",
+        "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.8.1",
+        "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.8.1",
+        "cspell": "^5.14.0",
+        "eslint": "^8.6.0",
+        "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.3.0",
+        "eslint-plugin-eslint-comments": "^3.2.0",
+        "eslint-plugin-functional": "^4.0.2",
+        "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.25.3",
+        "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^4.0.0",
+        "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
+        "prettier": "^2.1.1",
+        "protons": "^5.1.0",
+        "protons-runtime": "^3.1.0",
+        "rollup": "^2.75.0",
+        "typescript": "^4.6.3"
+      }
+    },
     "@waku/tests": {
       "version": "file:packages/tests",
       "requires": {
@@ -22054,9 +22122,9 @@
       }
     },
     "engine.io": {
-      "version": "6.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/engine.io/-/engine.io-6.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-4KzwW3F3bk+KlzSOY57fj/Jx6LyRQ1nbcyIadehl+AnXjKT7gDO0ORdRi/84ixvMKTym6ZKuxvbzN62HDDU1Lg==",
+      "version": "6.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/engine.io/-/engine.io-6.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ECceEFcAaNRybd3lsGQKas3ZlMVjN3cyWwMP25D2i0zWfyiytVbTpRPa34qrr+FHddtpBVOmq4H/DCv1O0lZRA==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "@types/cookie": "^0.4.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8d7139e4e4..342afb04c0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "workspaces": [
+    "packages/proto",
     "packages/byte-utils",
+    "packages/enr",
     "packages/interfaces",
     "packages/libp2p-utils",
     "packages/core",
-    "packages/enr",
     "packages/dns-discovery",
     "packages/message-encryption",
     "packages/create",
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 5c83f5f243..e8322db6ec 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
     "test": "run-s test:*",
     "test:node": "TS_NODE_PROJECT=./tsconfig.dev.json mocha",
     "test:browser": "karma start karma.conf.cjs",
-    "proto": "rimraf src/proto/*.ts; protons src/proto/*.proto",
     "watch:build": "tsc -p tsconfig.json -w",
     "watch:test": "mocha --watch",
     "prepublish": "npm run build",
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@
     "it-pipe": "^2.0.4",
     "libp2p": "0.40.0",
     "p-event": "^5.0.1",
-    "protons-runtime": "^3.1.0",
     "uint8arraylist": "^2.3.2",
     "uint8arrays": "^4.0.2",
     "uuid": "^9.0.0"
@@ -140,7 +138,6 @@
     "portfinder": "^1.0.28",
     "prettier": "^2.1.1",
     "process": "^0.11.10",
-    "protons": "^5.1.0",
     "puppeteer": "^13.0.1",
     "rollup": "^2.75.0",
     "tail": "^2.2.0",
@@ -164,7 +161,6 @@
     "bundle",
     "src/*.ts",
     "src/lib/**/*.ts",
-    "src/proto/**/*.ts",
     "!**/*.spec.*",
     "!**/*.json",
     "CHANGELOG.md",
diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.ts b/packages/core/src/index.ts
index 8fc48aaa5e..da0e7012b7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 export { DefaultPubSubTopic } from "./lib/constants.js";
 export { DefaultUserAgent } from "./lib/waku.js";
 
-export * as proto_message from "./proto/message.js";
-export * as proto_topic_only_message from "./proto/topic_only_message.js";
-
 export {
   createEncoder,
   createDecoder,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/to_proto_message.spec.ts b/packages/core/src/lib/to_proto_message.spec.ts
index 1f45affb75..b86d92a713 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/to_proto_message.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/to_proto_message.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
+import { WakuMessage as WakuMessageProto } from "@waku/proto";
 import { expect } from "chai";
 
-import { WakuMessage as WakuMessageProto } from "../proto/message.js";
-
 import { toProtoMessage } from "./to_proto_message.js";
 
 describe("to proto message", () => {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/to_proto_message.ts b/packages/core/src/lib/to_proto_message.ts
index f2c987c992..e9bc99aeaf 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/to_proto_message.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/to_proto_message.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { ProtoMessage } from "@waku/interfaces";
-
-import { WakuMessage as WakuMessageProto } from "../proto/message.js";
+import { WakuMessage as WakuMessageProto } from "@waku/proto";
 
 const EmptyMessage: ProtoMessage = {
   payload: undefined,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/waku_filter/filter_rpc.ts b/packages/core/src/lib/waku_filter/filter_rpc.ts
index f3b771183e..cbbf6e1ca8 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/waku_filter/filter_rpc.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/waku_filter/filter_rpc.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
+import { proto_filter as proto } from "@waku/proto";
 import { v4 as uuid } from "uuid";
 
-import * as proto from "../../proto/filter.js";
-
 export type ContentFilter = {
   contentTopic: string;
 };
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/waku_filter/index.ts b/packages/core/src/lib/waku_filter/index.ts
index ca62470b24..7d7714a659 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/waku_filter/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/waku_filter/index.ts
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ import {
   selectPeerForProtocol,
   selectRandomPeer,
 } from "@waku/libp2p-utils";
+import { WakuMessage as WakuMessageProto } from "@waku/proto";
 import debug from "debug";
 import all from "it-all";
 import * as lp from "it-length-prefixed";
 import { pipe } from "it-pipe";
 
-import { WakuMessage as WakuMessageProto } from "../../proto/message.js";
 import { DefaultPubSubTopic } from "../constants.js";
 import { groupByContentTopic } from "../group_by.js";
 import { toProtoMessage } from "../to_proto_message.js";
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/waku_light_push/index.ts b/packages/core/src/lib/waku_light_push/index.ts
index d94e4d29dd..88c166c652 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/waku_light_push/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/waku_light_push/index.ts
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ import {
   selectPeerForProtocol,
   selectRandomPeer,
 } from "@waku/libp2p-utils";
+import { PushResponse } from "@waku/proto";
 import debug from "debug";
 import all from "it-all";
 import * as lp from "it-length-prefixed";
 import { pipe } from "it-pipe";
 import { Uint8ArrayList } from "uint8arraylist";
 
-import { PushResponse } from "../../proto/light_push.js";
 import { DefaultPubSubTopic } from "../constants.js";
 
 import { PushRPC } from "./push_rpc.js";
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/waku_light_push/push_rpc.ts b/packages/core/src/lib/waku_light_push/push_rpc.ts
index 84bd7d60fb..23a928f374 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/waku_light_push/push_rpc.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/waku_light_push/push_rpc.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
+import { proto_lightpush as proto } from "@waku/proto";
 import type { Uint8ArrayList } from "uint8arraylist";
 import { v4 as uuid } from "uuid";
 
-import * as proto from "../../proto/light_push.js";
-
 export class PushRPC {
   public constructor(public proto: proto.PushRPC) {}
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/waku_message/topic_only_message.ts b/packages/core/src/lib/waku_message/topic_only_message.ts
index cddc970ce1..42c89cc6b5 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/waku_message/topic_only_message.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/waku_message/topic_only_message.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import type { DecodedMessage, Decoder, ProtoMessage } from "@waku/interfaces";
+import { proto_topic_only_message as proto } from "@waku/proto";
 import debug from "debug";
 
-import * as proto from "../../proto/topic_only_message.js";
-
 const log = debug("waku:message:topic-only");
 
 export class TopicOnlyMessage implements DecodedMessage {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/waku_message/version_0.ts b/packages/core/src/lib/waku_message/version_0.ts
index b58251f7d5..469fe0be20 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/waku_message/version_0.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/waku_message/version_0.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@ import type {
   ProtoMessage,
   RateLimitProof,
 } from "@waku/interfaces";
+import { proto_message as proto } from "@waku/proto";
 import debug from "debug";
 
-import * as proto from "../../proto/message.js";
-
 const log = debug("waku:message:version-0");
 const OneMillion = BigInt(1_000_000);
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/waku_store/history_rpc.ts b/packages/core/src/lib/waku_store/history_rpc.ts
index 212b546933..8f0a971f0e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/waku_store/history_rpc.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/waku_store/history_rpc.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
+import { proto_store as proto } from "@waku/proto";
 import type { Uint8ArrayList } from "uint8arraylist";
 import { v4 as uuid } from "uuid";
 
-import * as proto from "../../proto/store.js";
-
 const OneMillion = BigInt(1_000_000);
 
 export enum PageDirection {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/waku_store/index.ts b/packages/core/src/lib/waku_store/index.ts
index a1cbccbdb0..6d9e7545c1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/waku_store/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/waku_store/index.ts
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ import {
   selectConnection,
   selectPeerForProtocol,
 } from "@waku/libp2p-utils";
+import { proto_store as proto } from "@waku/proto";
 import debug from "debug";
 import all from "it-all";
 import * as lp from "it-length-prefixed";
 import { pipe } from "it-pipe";
 import { Uint8ArrayList } from "uint8arraylist";
 
-import * as proto from "../../proto/store.js";
 import { DefaultPubSubTopic } from "../constants.js";
 import { toProtoMessage } from "../to_proto_message.js";
 
diff --git a/packages/proto/.eslintrc.cjs b/packages/proto/.eslintrc.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..324f1f526d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/proto/.eslintrc.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+module.exports = {
+  parserOptions: {
+    tsconfigRootDir: __dirname,
+    project: "./tsconfig.dev.json",
+  },
+};
diff --git a/packages/proto/.prettierignore b/packages/proto/.prettierignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fecb37a393
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/proto/.prettierignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+build
+bundle
+dist
+node_modules
diff --git a/packages/proto/package.json b/packages/proto/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3066c87495
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/proto/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+{
+  "name": "@waku/proto",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "description": "Protobuf definitions for Waku",
+  "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
+  "module": "./dist/index.js",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": {
+      "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
+      "import": "./dist/index.js"
+    }
+  },
+  "type": "module",
+  "author": "Waku Team",
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku/tree/master/packages/proto#readme",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku.git"
+  },
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku/issues"
+  },
+  "license": "MIT OR Apache-2.0",
+  "keywords": [
+    "waku",
+    "decentralized",
+    "secure",
+    "communication",
+    "web3",
+    "ethereum",
+    "dapps",
+    "privacy"
+  ],
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "run-s build:**",
+    "build:esm": "tsc",
+    "build:bundle": "rollup --config rollup.config.js",
+    "proto": "rimraf src/lib/*.ts; protons src/lib/*.proto",
+    "check:tsc": "tsc -p tsconfig.dev.json",
+    "prepublish": "npm run build",
+    "reset-hard": "git clean -dfx -e .idea && git reset --hard && npm i && npm run build",
+    "fix": "run-s fix:*",
+    "fix:prettier": "prettier . --write",
+    "fix:lint": "eslint src/*.ts --fix"
+  },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=16"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "protons-runtime": "^3.1.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "^22.0.0",
+    "@rollup/plugin-json": "^4.1.0",
+    "@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "^13.3.0",
+    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.8.1",
+    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.8.1",
+    "cspell": "^5.14.0",
+    "eslint": "^8.6.0",
+    "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.3.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-eslint-comments": "^3.2.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-functional": "^4.0.2",
+    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.25.3",
+    "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^4.0.0",
+    "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
+    "prettier": "^2.1.1",
+    "rollup": "^2.75.0",
+    "typescript": "^4.6.3",
+    "protons": "^5.1.0"
+  },
+  "typedoc": {
+    "entryPoint": "./src/index.ts"
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "dist",
+    "bundle",
+    "src/*.ts",
+    "src/**/*.ts",
+    "!**/*.spec.*",
+    "!**/*.json",
+    "CHANGELOG.md",
+    "LICENSE",
+    "README.md"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/proto/rollup.config.js b/packages/proto/rollup.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d22d3d231e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/proto/rollup.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import commonjs from "@rollup/plugin-commonjs";
+import json from "@rollup/plugin-json";
+import { nodeResolve } from "@rollup/plugin-node-resolve";
+
+export default {
+  input: {
+    index: "dist/index.js",
+  },
+  output: {
+    dir: "bundle",
+    format: "esm",
+  },
+  plugins: [
+    commonjs(),
+    json(),
+    nodeResolve({
+      browser: true,
+      preferBuiltins: false,
+    }),
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/packages/proto/src/index.ts b/packages/proto/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b58d0a63e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/proto/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export * as proto_message from "./lib/message.js";
+export { WakuMessage } from "./lib/filter.js";
+
+export * as proto_topic_only_message from "./lib/topic_only_message.js";
+
+export * as proto_filter from "./lib/filter.js";
+
+export * as proto_lightpush from "./lib/light_push.js";
+export { PushResponse } from "./lib/light_push.js";
+
+export * as proto_store from "./lib/store.js";
diff --git a/packages/core/src/proto/filter.proto b/packages/proto/src/lib/filter.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/proto/filter.proto
rename to packages/proto/src/lib/filter.proto
diff --git a/packages/core/src/proto/filter.ts b/packages/proto/src/lib/filter.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/proto/filter.ts
rename to packages/proto/src/lib/filter.ts
diff --git a/packages/core/src/proto/light_push.proto b/packages/proto/src/lib/light_push.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/proto/light_push.proto
rename to packages/proto/src/lib/light_push.proto
diff --git a/packages/core/src/proto/light_push.ts b/packages/proto/src/lib/light_push.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/proto/light_push.ts
rename to packages/proto/src/lib/light_push.ts
diff --git a/packages/core/src/proto/message.proto b/packages/proto/src/lib/message.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/proto/message.proto
rename to packages/proto/src/lib/message.proto
diff --git a/packages/core/src/proto/message.ts b/packages/proto/src/lib/message.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/proto/message.ts
rename to packages/proto/src/lib/message.ts
diff --git a/packages/core/src/proto/store.proto b/packages/proto/src/lib/store.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/proto/store.proto
rename to packages/proto/src/lib/store.proto
diff --git a/packages/core/src/proto/store.ts b/packages/proto/src/lib/store.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/proto/store.ts
rename to packages/proto/src/lib/store.ts
diff --git a/packages/core/src/proto/topic_only_message.proto b/packages/proto/src/lib/topic_only_message.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/proto/topic_only_message.proto
rename to packages/proto/src/lib/topic_only_message.proto
diff --git a/packages/core/src/proto/topic_only_message.ts b/packages/proto/src/lib/topic_only_message.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/proto/topic_only_message.ts
rename to packages/proto/src/lib/topic_only_message.ts
diff --git a/packages/proto/tsconfig.dev.json b/packages/proto/tsconfig.dev.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f7c34af3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/proto/tsconfig.dev.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.dev"
+}
diff --git a/packages/proto/tsconfig.json b/packages/proto/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eebbc51585
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/proto/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "outDir": "dist/",
+    "rootDir": "src",
+    "tsBuildInfoFile": "dist/.tsbuildinfo"
+  },
+  "include": ["src"],
+  "exclude": ["src/**/*.spec.ts", "src/test_utils"]
+}