diff --git a/.github/mise.toml b/.github/mise.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c0f35fa7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/mise.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[tools]
+protoc = "23.4"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linters.yml b/.github/workflows/linters.yml
index a3110beb51..1c335d32aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linters.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linters.yml
@@ -37,9 +37,10 @@ jobs:
           check-latest: true
           cache: true
 
-      - uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v3
+      - uses: jdx/mise-action@v4
         with:
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          working_directory: .github
+          install_args: protoc
 
       - name: lint protobuf definitions
         run: |
@@ -58,9 +59,10 @@ jobs:
           check-latest: true
           cache: true
 
-      - uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v3
+      - uses: jdx/mise-action@v4
         with:
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          working_directory: .github
+          install_args: protoc
 
       - name: lint protobuf API definitions
         run: |
@@ -79,9 +81,10 @@ jobs:
           check-latest: true
           cache: true
 
-      - uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v3
+      - uses: jdx/mise-action@v4
         with:
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          working_directory: .github
+          install_args: protoc
 
       - name: lint system workflows with workflowcheck
         run: make workflowcheck
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
index 680159e2c1..ebe614c62a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
@@ -277,9 +277,10 @@ jobs:
           path: ~/.cache/go-build
           key: go-${{ runner.os }}${{ runner.arch }}-build-${{ env.COMMIT }}
 
-      - uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v3
+      - uses: jdx/mise-action@v4
         with:
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          working_directory: .github
+          install_args: protoc
 
       - run: GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 make clean-bins bins