diff --git a/lnrpc/gen_protos_docker.sh b/lnrpc/gen_protos_docker.sh
index 0e06bb9da..f867158f3 100755
--- a/lnrpc/gen_protos_docker.sh
+++ b/lnrpc/gen_protos_docker.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,13 @@ set -e
 # Directory of the script file, independent of where it's called from.
 DIR="$(cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd)"
 
-PROTOBUF_VERSION=$(go list -f '{{.Version}}' -m google.golang.org/protobuf)
-GRPC_GATEWAY_VERSION=$(go list -f '{{.Version}}' -m github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2)
+# golang docker image version used in this script.
+GO_IMAGE=golang:1.19.7-alpine
+
+PROTOBUF_VERSION=$(docker run --rm -v $DIR/../:/lnd -w /lnd $GO_IMAGE \
+  go list -f '{{.Version}}' -m google.golang.org/protobuf)
+GRPC_GATEWAY_VERSION=$(docker run --rm -v $DIR/../:/lnd -w /lnd $GO_IMAGE \
+  go list -f '{{.Version}}' -m github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2)
 
 echo "Building protobuf compiler docker image..."
 docker build -t lnd-protobuf-builder \