diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d72d69f20d2d..cbe8ebf5caa9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -367,10 +367,17 @@ devdoc-update:
 ###                                Protobuf                                 ###
 ###############################################################################
 
+containerProtoVer=v0.2
+containerProtoImage=tendermintdev/sdk-proto-gen:$(containerProtoVer)
+containerProtoGen=cosmos-sdk-proto-gen-$(containerProtoVer)
+containerProtoGenSwagger=cosmos-sdk-proto-gen-swagger-$(containerProtoVer)
+containerProtoFmt=cosmos-sdk-proto-fmt-$(containerProtoVer)
+
 proto-all: proto-format proto-lint proto-gen
 
 proto-gen:
 	@echo "Generating Protobuf files"
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 	$(DOCKER) run --rm -v $(CURDIR):/workspace --workdir /workspace tendermintdev/sdk-proto-gen sh ./scripts/protocgen.sh
 
 proto-format:
@@ -378,13 +385,29 @@ proto-format:
 	$(DOCKER) run --rm -v $(CURDIR):/workspace \
 	--workdir /workspace tendermintdev/docker-build-proto \
 	find ./ -not -path "./third_party/*" -name *.proto -exec clang-format -i {} \;
+=======
+	@if docker ps -a --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -Eq "^${containerProtoGen}$$"; then docker start -a $(containerProtoGen); else docker run --name $(containerProtoGen) -v $(CURDIR):/workspace --workdir /workspace $(containerProtoImage) \
+		sh ./scripts/protocgen.sh; fi
+>>>>>>> 71b7fb829... setup: reuses proto container (#9192)
 
 # This generates the SDK's custom wrapper for google.protobuf.Any. It should only be run manually when needed
 proto-gen-any:
-	$(DOCKER) run --rm -v $(CURDIR):/workspace --workdir /workspace tendermintdev/sdk-proto-gen sh ./scripts/protocgen-any.sh
+	@echo "Generating Protobuf Any"
+	$(DOCKER) run --rm -v $(CURDIR):/workspace --workdir /workspace $(containerProtoImage) sh ./scripts/protocgen-any.sh
 
 proto-swagger-gen:
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 	@./scripts/protoc-swagger-gen.sh
+=======
+	@echo "Generating Protobuf Swagger"
+	@if docker ps -a --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -Eq "^${containerProtoGenSwagger}$$"; then docker start -a $(containerProtoGenSwagger); else docker run --name $(containerProtoGenSwagger) -v $(CURDIR):/workspace --workdir /workspace $(containerProtoImage) \
+		sh ./scripts/protoc-swagger-gen.sh; fi
+
+proto-format:
+	@echo "Formatting Protobuf files"
+	@if docker ps -a --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -Eq "^${containerProtoFmt}$$"; then docker start -a $(containerProtoFmt); else docker run --name $(containerProtoFmt) -v $(CURDIR):/workspace --workdir /workspace $(containerProtoImage) \
+		find ./ -not -path "./third_party/*" -name *.proto -exec clang-format -i {}; fi
+>>>>>>> 71b7fb829... setup: reuses proto container (#9192)
 
 proto-lint:
 	@$(DOCKER_BUF) check lint --error-format=json
@@ -392,6 +415,7 @@ proto-lint:
 proto-check-breaking:
 	@$(DOCKER_BUF) check breaking --against-input $(HTTPS_GIT)#branch=master
 
+
 TM_URL              = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tendermint/tendermint/v0.34.0-rc6/proto/tendermint
 GOGO_PROTO_URL      = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/regen-network/protobuf/cosmos
 COSMOS_PROTO_URL    = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/regen-network/cosmos-proto/master