diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1a0010a3..ae770422 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -73,11 +73,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           npm ci
 
-      - name: Install Protoc for plugin-runtime
-        uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v3
-        with:
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
       - name: Build plugins
         working-directory: ${{ env.YAAK_PLUGINS_DIR }}
         run: |
diff --git a/scripts/download-protoc.cjs b/scripts/download-protoc.cjs
index 4f963a29..b0868e2e 100644
--- a/scripts/download-protoc.cjs
+++ b/scripts/download-protoc.cjs
@@ -58,5 +58,5 @@ const SRC_BIN_MAP = {
   const includeDst = path.join(dstDir, 'include');
   fs.cpSync(includeSrc, includeDst, {recursive: true});
 
-  console.log("Downloaded protoc to", dstDir);
+  console.log("Downloaded protoc to", binDst);
 })().catch(err => console.log('Script failed:', err));