diff --git a/kbs/tools/client/Cargo.toml b/kbs/tools/client/Cargo.toml
index c07eaf079f..07b03980e2 100644
--- a/kbs/tools/client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/kbs/tools/client/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,9 +18,13 @@ base64.workspace = true
 clap = { version = "4.0.29", features = ["derive"] }
 env_logger.workspace = true
 jwt-simple = "0.11.4"
-kbs_protocol = { git = "https://github.com/confidential-containers/guest-components.git", rev = "7ddecc780c1ec03b0ef3ca9e161eea0f75fcaac0" }
+kbs_protocol = { git = "https://github.com/confidential-containers/guest-components.git", rev = "7ddecc780c1ec03b0ef3ca9e161eea0f75fcaac0", default-features = false }
 log.workspace = true
 reqwest = { version = "0.11.18", default-features = false, features = ["cookies", "json"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json.workspace = true
 tokio.workspace = true
+
+[features]
+default = ["kbs_protocol/background_check", "kbs_protocol/passport", "kbs_protocol/rust-crypto", "kbs_protocol/all-attesters"]
+sample_only = ["kbs_protocol/background_check", "kbs_protocol/passport", "kbs_protocol/rust-crypto"]