diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-milestone.yml b/.github/workflows/create-milestone.yml
index e9077152..3ca6d943 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-milestone.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-milestone.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ jobs:
"ansys/pyfluent-visualization",
# TOOLS
"ansys/ansys-tools-path",
+ "ansys/ansys-tools-protoc-helper",
"ansys/pyansys-tools-report",
"ansys/pyansys-tools-versioning",
"ansys/pyansys-units",
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 86589c78..f9caa17d 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ The ``pyansys`` metapackage ensures compatibility between these PyAnsys packages
Other tools delivered as part of the metapackage are:
- `Ansys Tools Path `_: Library to locate Ansys products in a local machine.
+- `Ansys Tools Protobuf Compilation Helper `_: Utility library to compile ``.proto`` files to Python source when building the package wheel.
- `PyAnsys Tools Report `_: Tool for reporting your Python environment's package versions and hardware resources in a standardized way.
- `PyAnsys Tools Versioning `_: Tool for backwards and forwards server support.
- `PyAnsys Units `_: Pythonic interface for units, unit systems, and unit conversions.
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ can be installed upon request:
- **mapdl-all**: This target installs the core packages and `PyMAPDL Reader`_.
- **fluent-all**: This target installs the core packages, `PyFluent - Parametric`_, and `PyFluent - Visualization`_.
-- **tools**: This target installs the core packages, `Ansys Tools Path`_, `PyAnsys Tools Versioning`_, `PyAnsys Tools Report`_, and `PyAnsys Units`_.
+- **tools**: This target installs the core packages, `Ansys Tools Path`_, `Ansys Tools Protobuf Compilation Helper`_, `PyAnsys Tools Versioning`_, `PyAnsys Tools Report`_, and `PyAnsys Units`_.
- **all**: This target installs all extra ``pyansys`` packages.
Package installation
diff --git a/doc/source/tools/libraries/index.rst b/doc/source/tools/libraries/index.rst
index e07b5fd8..0d1b2810 100644
--- a/doc/source/tools/libraries/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/tools/libraries/index.rst
@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ Tooling libraries
Library to locate Ansys products in a local machine
+ .. grid-item-card:: Ansys Tools Protobuf Compilation Helper
+ :img-top: ../../_static/thumbnails/intro.png
+ :link: https://ansys.github.io/ansys-tools-protoc-helper/
+ :text-align: center
+ :class-title: pyansys-card-title
+ :margin: 2 2 0 0
+
+ Utility library to compile ``.proto`` files to Python source when building the package wheel
+
.. grid-item-card:: PyAnsys Tools Report
:img-top: ../../_static/thumbnails/intro.png
:link: https://report.tools.docs.pyansys.com/version/stable
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a8aadaba..ab6a8337 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ all = [
# TOOLS
"ansys-units==0.1.0",
"ansys-tools-path==0.3.1",
+ # "ansys-tools-protoc-helper==0.4.0; python_version<='3.10'",
"pyansys-tools-report==0.6.0",
"pyansys-tools-versioning==0.4.0",
]
diff --git a/tools/links.py b/tools/links.py
index 16b4d1b9..fe829046 100644
--- a/tools/links.py
+++ b/tools/links.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
# TOOLS
"ansys-units": "https://units.docs.pyansys.com/version/stable",
"ansys-tools-path": "https://path.tools.docs.pyansys.com/version/stable",
+ "ansys-tools-protoc-helper": None,
"pyansys-tools-report": "https://report.tools.docs.pyansys.com/version/stable", # noqa: E501
"pyansys-tools-versioning": "https://versioning.tools.docs.pyansys.com/version/stable", # noqa: E501
}