diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b3f6d8a..29fde94 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -57,6 +57,21 @@
 	@echo "test              : Run unit tests, if any"
 	@echo
 
+## Local Development Helpers
+local-protos: ## Copies a local version of the voltha-protos dependency into the vendor directory
+ifdef LOCAL_PROTOS
+	rm -rf vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/v4/go
+	mkdir -p vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/v4/go
+	cp -r ${LOCAL_PROTOS}/go/* vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/v4/go
+	rm -rf vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/v4/go/vendor
+endif
+
+local-lib-go: ## Copies a local version of the voltha-lib-go dependency into the vendor directory
+ifdef LOCAL_LIB_GO
+	mkdir -p vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v4/pkg
+	cp -r ${LOCAL_LIB_GO}/pkg/* vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v4/pkg/
+endif
+
 ## Docker targets
 
 build: docker-build