diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-push-wasm-plugin-image.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-and-push-wasm-plugin-image.yaml
index 41935de210..98d009133a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-push-wasm-plugin-image.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-push-wasm-plugin-image.yaml
@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ jobs:
           command="
           set -e
           cd /workspace/plugins/wasm-rust/extensions/${PLUGIN_NAME}
+          if [ -f ./.prebuild ]; then
+            echo 'Found .prebuild file, sourcing it...'
+            . ./.prebuild
+          fi
           cargo build --target wasm32-wasip1 --release
           cp target/wasm32-wasip1/release/*.wasm plugin.wasm
           tar czvf plugin.tar.gz plugin.wasm
diff --git a/plugins/wasm-rust/extensions/ai-data-masking/.buildrc b/plugins/wasm-rust/extensions/ai-data-masking/.buildrc
deleted file mode 100644
index bd317b8605..0000000000
--- a/plugins/wasm-rust/extensions/ai-data-masking/.buildrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-apt update && apt-get install gcc gcc-multilib llvm clang -y && apt clean
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/wasm-rust/extensions/ai-data-masking/.prebuild b/plugins/wasm-rust/extensions/ai-data-masking/.prebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ba1b9b5d6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/wasm-rust/extensions/ai-data-masking/.prebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+apt-get update
+apt-get install gcc gcc-multilib llvm clang -y
+apt-get clean