diff --git a/pkg/services/store/entity/README.md b/pkg/services/store/entity/README.md
index 9127b8797b6..7dd1cbf63dd 100644
--- a/pkg/services/store/entity/README.md
+++ b/pkg/services/store/entity/README.md
@@ -137,4 +137,14 @@ GF_GRAFANA_APISERVER_STORAGE_TYPE=unified-grpc ./bin/grafana server
 You can then list the previously-created playlists with:
 ```sh
 kubectl --kubeconfig=./grafana.kubeconfig get playlist
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
+
+## Changing protobuf interface
+
+- install [protoc](https://grpc.io/docs/protoc-installation/)
+- install the protocol compiler plugin for Go
+```sh
+go install google.golang.org/grpc/cmd/protoc-gen-go-grpc@latest
+```
+- make changes in `.proto` file
+- to compile all protobuf files in the repository run `make protobuf` at its top level