diff --git a/rust/Cargo.toml b/rust/Cargo.toml
index 78088fb..191c72d 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 rust-version.workspace = true
+links = "orb_relay_messages"
 
 [features]
 client = []
 server = []
 
+
 [dependencies]
 prost = "0.13.3"
 prost-types = "0.13.3"
diff --git a/rust/build.rs b/rust/build.rs
index b5fc8f3..b5a4ca2 100644
--- a/rust/build.rs
+++ b/rust/build.rs
@@ -24,4 +24,6 @@ fn main() {
             &["./proto"],
         )
         .unwrap();
+
+    println!("cargo:proto_path={}", std::env::current_dir().unwrap().join("proto").display());
 }