diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f23a1fcd9..f456571ff 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ raft-proto = { version = "0.6.0-alpha", default-features = false }
 lazy_static = { version = "1.3", optional = true }
 
 [build-dependencies]
-protobuf-build = { version = "0.11", default-features = false }
+protobuf-build = { version = "=0.11.3", default-features = false }
 
 [patch.crates-io]
 raft-proto = { git = "https://github.com/tikv/raft-rs", rev = "e624c1d48460940a40d8aa69b5329460d9af87dd" }
diff --git a/pkg/backup/backup.pb.go b/pkg/backup/backup.pb.go
index 7148998ce..97e6cab90 100644
--- a/pkg/backup/backup.pb.go
+++ b/pkg/backup/backup.pb.go
@@ -32,6 +32,36 @@ var _ = math.Inf
 // proto package needs to be updated.
 const _ = proto.ProtoPackageIsVersion2 // please upgrade the proto package
 
+// sst files compression algorithm
+type CompressionType int32
+
+const (
+	CompressionType_UNKNOWN CompressionType = 0
+	CompressionType_LZ4     CompressionType = 1
+	CompressionType_SNAPPY  CompressionType = 2
+	CompressionType_ZSTD    CompressionType = 3
+)
+
+var CompressionType_name = map[int32]string{
+	0: "UNKNOWN",
+	1: "LZ4",
+	2: "SNAPPY",
+	3: "ZSTD",
+}
+var CompressionType_value = map[string]int32{
+	"UNKNOWN": 0,
+	"LZ4":     1,
+	"SNAPPY":  2,
+	"ZSTD":    3,
+}
+
+func (x CompressionType) String() string {
+	return proto.EnumName(CompressionType_name, int32(x))
+}
+func (CompressionType) EnumDescriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
+	return fileDescriptor_backup_c2fed5a09953fbde, []int{0}
+}
+
 // The message save the metadata of a backup.
 type BackupMeta struct {
 	// ID and version of backuped cluster.
@@ -63,7 +93,7 @@ func (m *BackupMeta) Reset()         { *m = BackupMeta{} }
 func (m *BackupMeta) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
 func (*BackupMeta) ProtoMessage()    {}
 func (*BackupMeta) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
-	return fileDescriptor_backup_30cdb6cdf9418e89, []int{0}
+	return fileDescriptor_backup_c2fed5a09953fbde, []int{0}
 }
 func (m *BackupMeta) XXX_Unmarshal(b []byte) error {
 	return m.Unmarshal(b)
@@ -176,7 +206,7 @@ func (m *File) Reset()         { *m = File{} }
 func (m *File) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
 func (*File) ProtoMessage()    {}
 func (*File) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
-	return fileDescriptor_backup_30cdb6cdf9418e89, []int{1}
+	return fileDescriptor_backup_c2fed5a09953fbde, []int{1}
 }
 func (m *File) XXX_Unmarshal(b []byte) error {
 	return m.Unmarshal(b)
@@ -298,7 +328,7 @@ func (m *Schema) Reset()         { *m = Schema{} }
 func (m *Schema) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
 func (*Schema) ProtoMessage()    {}
 func (*Schema) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
-	return fileDescriptor_backup_30cdb6cdf9418e89, []int{2}
+	return fileDescriptor_backup_c2fed5a09953fbde, []int{2}
 }
 func (m *Schema) XXX_Unmarshal(b []byte) error {
 	return m.Unmarshal(b)
@@ -382,7 +412,7 @@ func (m *RawRange) Reset()         { *m = RawRange{} }
 func (m *RawRange) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
 func (*RawRange) ProtoMessage()    {}
 func (*RawRange) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
-	return fileDescriptor_backup_30cdb6cdf9418e89, []int{3}
+	return fileDescriptor_backup_c2fed5a09953fbde, []int{3}
 }
 func (m *RawRange) XXX_Unmarshal(b []byte) error {
 	return m.Unmarshal(b)
@@ -444,7 +474,7 @@ func (m *ClusterIDError) Reset()         { *m = ClusterIDError{} }
 func (m *ClusterIDError) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
 func (*ClusterIDError) ProtoMessage()    {}
 func (*ClusterIDError) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
-	return fileDescriptor_backup_30cdb6cdf9418e89, []int{4}
+	return fileDescriptor_backup_c2fed5a09953fbde, []int{4}
 }
 func (m *ClusterIDError) XXX_Unmarshal(b []byte) error {
 	return m.Unmarshal(b)
@@ -503,7 +533,7 @@ func (m *Error) Reset()         { *m = Error{} }
 func (m *Error) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
 func (*Error) ProtoMessage()    {}
 func (*Error) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
-	return fileDescriptor_backup_30cdb6cdf9418e89, []int{5}
+	return fileDescriptor_backup_c2fed5a09953fbde, []int{5}
 }
 func (m *Error) XXX_Unmarshal(b []byte) error {
 	return m.Unmarshal(b)
@@ -693,18 +723,20 @@ type BackupRequest struct {
 	StorageBackend *StorageBackend `protobuf:"bytes,9,opt,name=storage_backend,json=storageBackend" json:"storage_backend,omitempty"`
 	// If raw kv mode is enabled, `start_version` and `end_version` will be ignored, and `cf`
 	// specifies which cf to backup.
-	IsRawKv              bool     `protobuf:"varint,10,opt,name=is_raw_kv,json=isRawKv,proto3" json:"is_raw_kv,omitempty"`
-	Cf                   string   `protobuf:"bytes,11,opt,name=cf,proto3" json:"cf,omitempty"`
-	XXX_NoUnkeyedLiteral struct{} `json:"-"`
-	XXX_unrecognized     []byte   `json:"-"`
-	XXX_sizecache        int32    `json:"-"`
+	IsRawKv bool   `protobuf:"varint,10,opt,name=is_raw_kv,json=isRawKv,proto3" json:"is_raw_kv,omitempty"`
+	Cf      string `protobuf:"bytes,11,opt,name=cf,proto3" json:"cf,omitempty"`
+	// algorithm used for compress sst files
+	CompressionType      CompressionType `protobuf:"varint,12,opt,name=compression_type,json=compressionType,proto3,enum=backup.CompressionType" json:"compression_type,omitempty"`
+	XXX_NoUnkeyedLiteral struct{}        `json:"-"`
+	XXX_unrecognized     []byte          `json:"-"`
+	XXX_sizecache        int32           `json:"-"`
 }
 
 func (m *BackupRequest) Reset()         { *m = BackupRequest{} }
 func (m *BackupRequest) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
 func (*BackupRequest) ProtoMessage()    {}
 func (*BackupRequest) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
-	return fileDescriptor_backup_30cdb6cdf9418e89, []int{6}
+	return fileDescriptor_backup_c2fed5a09953fbde, []int{6}
 }
 func (m *BackupRequest) XXX_Unmarshal(b []byte) error {
 	return m.Unmarshal(b)
@@ -803,6 +835,13 @@ func (m *BackupRequest) GetCf() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+func (m *BackupRequest) GetCompressionType() CompressionType {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.CompressionType
+	}
+	return CompressionType_UNKNOWN
+}
+
 type StorageBackend struct {
 	// Types that are valid to be assigned to Backend:
 	//	*StorageBackend_Noop
@@ -819,7 +858,7 @@ func (m *StorageBackend) Reset()         { *m = StorageBackend{} }
 func (m *StorageBackend) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
 func (*StorageBackend) ProtoMessage()    {}
 func (*StorageBackend) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
-	return fileDescriptor_backup_30cdb6cdf9418e89, []int{7}
+	return fileDescriptor_backup_c2fed5a09953fbde, []int{7}
 }
 func (m *StorageBackend) XXX_Unmarshal(b []byte) error {
 	return m.Unmarshal(b)
@@ -1030,7 +1069,7 @@ func (m *Noop) Reset()         { *m = Noop{} }
 func (m *Noop) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
 func (*Noop) ProtoMessage()    {}
 func (*Noop) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
-	return fileDescriptor_backup_30cdb6cdf9418e89, []int{8}
+	return fileDescriptor_backup_c2fed5a09953fbde, []int{8}
 }
 func (m *Noop) XXX_Unmarshal(b []byte) error {
 	return m.Unmarshal(b)
@@ -1071,7 +1110,7 @@ func (m *Local) Reset()         { *m = Local{} }
 func (m *Local) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
 func (*Local) ProtoMessage()    {}
 func (*Local) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
-	return fileDescriptor_backup_30cdb6cdf9418e89, []int{9}
+	return fileDescriptor_backup_c2fed5a09953fbde, []int{9}
 }
 func (m *Local) XXX_Unmarshal(b []byte) error {
 	return m.Unmarshal(b)
@@ -1131,7 +1170,7 @@ func (m *S3) Reset()         { *m = S3{} }
 func (m *S3) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
 func (*S3) ProtoMessage()    {}
 func (*S3) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
-	return fileDescriptor_backup_30cdb6cdf9418e89, []int{10}
+	return fileDescriptor_backup_c2fed5a09953fbde, []int{10}
 }
 func (m *S3) XXX_Unmarshal(b []byte) error {
 	return m.Unmarshal(b)
@@ -1260,7 +1299,7 @@ func (m *GCS) Reset()         { *m = GCS{} }
 func (m *GCS) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
 func (*GCS) ProtoMessage()    {}
 func (*GCS) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
-	return fileDescriptor_backup_30cdb6cdf9418e89, []int{11}
+	return fileDescriptor_backup_c2fed5a09953fbde, []int{11}
 }
 func (m *GCS) XXX_Unmarshal(b []byte) error {
 	return m.Unmarshal(b)
@@ -1345,7 +1384,7 @@ func (m *BackupResponse) Reset()         { *m = BackupResponse{} }
 func (m *BackupResponse) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
 func (*BackupResponse) ProtoMessage()    {}
 func (*BackupResponse) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
-	return fileDescriptor_backup_30cdb6cdf9418e89, []int{12}
+	return fileDescriptor_backup_c2fed5a09953fbde, []int{12}
 }
 func (m *BackupResponse) XXX_Unmarshal(b []byte) error {
 	return m.Unmarshal(b)
@@ -1416,6 +1455,7 @@ func init() {
 	proto.RegisterType((*S3)(nil), "backup.S3")
 	proto.RegisterType((*GCS)(nil), "backup.GCS")
 	proto.RegisterType((*BackupResponse)(nil), "backup.BackupResponse")
+	proto.RegisterEnum("backup.CompressionType", CompressionType_name, CompressionType_value)
 }
 
 // Reference imports to suppress errors if they are not otherwise used.
@@ -1969,6 +2009,11 @@ func (m *BackupRequest) MarshalTo(dAtA []byte) (int, error) {
 		i = encodeVarintBackup(dAtA, i, uint64(len(m.Cf)))
 		i += copy(dAtA[i:], m.Cf)
 	}
+	if m.CompressionType != 0 {
+		dAtA[i] = 0x60
+		i++
+		i = encodeVarintBackup(dAtA, i, uint64(m.CompressionType))
+	}
 	if m.XXX_unrecognized != nil {
 		i += copy(dAtA[i:], m.XXX_unrecognized)
 	}
@@ -2558,6 +2603,9 @@ func (m *BackupRequest) Size() (n int) {
 	if l > 0 {
 		n += 1 + l + sovBackup(uint64(l))
 	}
+	if m.CompressionType != 0 {
+		n += 1 + sovBackup(uint64(m.CompressionType))
+	}
 	if m.XXX_unrecognized != nil {
 		n += len(m.XXX_unrecognized)
 	}
@@ -4220,6 +4268,25 @@ func (m *BackupRequest) Unmarshal(dAtA []byte) error {
 			}
 			m.Cf = string(dAtA[iNdEx:postIndex])
 			iNdEx = postIndex
+		case 12:
+			if wireType != 0 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("proto: wrong wireType = %d for field CompressionType", wireType)
+			}
+			m.CompressionType = 0
+			for shift := uint(0); ; shift += 7 {
+				if shift >= 64 {
+					return ErrIntOverflowBackup
+				}
+				if iNdEx >= l {
+					return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+				}
+				b := dAtA[iNdEx]
+				iNdEx++
+				m.CompressionType |= (CompressionType(b) & 0x7F) << shift
+				if b < 0x80 {
+					break
+				}
+			}
 		default:
 			iNdEx = preIndex
 			skippy, err := skipBackup(dAtA[iNdEx:])
@@ -5420,82 +5487,87 @@ var (
 	ErrIntOverflowBackup   = fmt.Errorf("proto: integer overflow")
 )
 
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diff --git a/proto/backup.proto b/proto/backup.proto
index ec349ad67..fd54f642d 100644
--- a/proto/backup.proto
+++ b/proto/backup.proto
@@ -94,6 +94,14 @@ message Error {
     }
 }
 
+// sst files compression algorithm
+enum CompressionType {
+    UNKNOWN = 0;
+    LZ4 = 1;
+    SNAPPY = 2;
+    ZSTD = 3;
+}
+
 message BackupRequest {
     uint64 cluster_id = 1;
 
@@ -116,6 +124,8 @@ message BackupRequest {
     // specifies which cf to backup.
     bool is_raw_kv = 10;
     string cf = 11;
+    // algorithm used for compress sst files
+    CompressionType compression_type = 12;
 }
 
 message StorageBackend {