diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 7c39df54..e5cfba63 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: echo 'export GOBIN=/go/bin' >> $BASH_ENV
       - run: go get golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports
       - run: go get github.com/robertkrimen/godocdown/godocdown
+      - run: go mod tidy # removes dependencies added by tool installations
       - run: go install github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go
       - run:
           command: |
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ecc8e8ff..a6a31f29 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/text v0.3.5 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20210126160654-44e461bb6506 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.32.0
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.25.0 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.25.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20210107192922-496545a6307b // indirect
 	nhooyr.io/websocket v1.8.6
 )