diff --git a/metropolis/proto/private/BUILD.bazel b/metropolis/proto/private/BUILD.bazel
index e15ddf9..3c4aacf 100644
--- a/metropolis/proto/private/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/metropolis/proto/private/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
 load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library")
 load("@io_bazel_rules_go//proto:def.bzl", "go_proto_library")
 load("@rules_proto//proto:defs.bzl", "proto_library")
+load("@rules_proto_grpc_buf//:defs.bzl", "buf_proto_lint_test")
+
+buf_proto_lint_test(
+    name = "private_proto_lint_test",
+    except_rules = [
+        "PACKAGE_VERSION_SUFFIX",
+    ],
+    protos = [":private_proto"],
+    use_rules = [
+        "DEFAULT",
+        "COMMENTS",
+    ],
+)
 
 proto_library(
     name = "private_proto",