diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_protobufs.yml b/.github/workflows/update_protobufs.yml
index 736e1a56..f84ad98a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_protobufs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_protobufs.yml
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.name 'github-actions'
           git config --global user.email 'bot@noreply.github.com'
           git remote set-url origin https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}
-          git add protobufs
+          git add proto
           git commit -m "Update protobuf submodule" && git push || echo "No changes to commit"