diff --git a/.github/workflows/jni_artifacts.yml b/.github/workflows/jni_artifacts.yml
index 7e5f24dc1..c0a3dc5d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jni_artifacts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jni_artifacts.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install Protoc
       uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v1
       with:
-        version: '3.x'
         repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
     # install nasm compiler for boring