diff --git a/internal/project/auto/config.go b/internal/project/auto/config.go
index 7ff20c6..6284f88 100644
--- a/internal/project/auto/config.go
+++ b/internal/project/auto/config.go
@@ -37,3 +37,6 @@ type CustomStep struct {
 type CI struct {
 	Provider string `yaml:"provider"`
 }
+
+// CustomStepsGenerate defines custom steps that run before the build.
+type CustomStepsGenerate = CustomSteps
diff --git a/internal/project/golang/generate.go b/internal/project/golang/generate.go
index 28f08b9..3234898 100644
--- a/internal/project/golang/generate.go
+++ b/internal/project/golang/generate.go
@@ -42,12 +42,19 @@ type Generate struct {
 	GoGenerateSpecs []GoGenerateSpec `yaml:"goGenerateSpecs"`
 
 	ExperimentalFlags []string `yaml:"experimentalFlags"`
+	Files             []File   `yaml:"files"`
 
 	VTProtobufEnabled bool `yaml:"vtProtobufEnabled"`
 
 	VersionPackagePath string `yaml:"versionPackagePath"`
 }
 
+// File represents a file to be fetched/copied into the image.
+type File struct {
+	Source      string `yaml:"source"`
+	Destination string `yaml:"destination"`
+}
+
 // ProtoSpec describes a set of protobuf specs to be compiled.
 type ProtoSpec struct {
 	Source       string `yaml:"source"`
@@ -165,6 +172,10 @@ func (generate *Generate) CompileDockerfile(output *dockerfile.Output) error {
 		Description("cleaned up specs and compiled versions").
 		From("scratch")
 
+	for _, file := range generate.Files {
+		generateStage.Step(step.Add(file.Source, file.Destination))
+	}
+
 	if len(generate.Specs) > 0 {
 		specs := output.Stage("proto-specs").
 			Description("collects proto specs").