diff --git a/system/base/libfastjson/pspec.xml b/system/base/libfastjson/pspec.xml
index 42ec9122..d3b475ca 100644
--- a/system/base/libfastjson/pspec.xml
+++ b/system/base/libfastjson/pspec.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <IsA>library</IsA>
         <Summary>A performance-focused json library for C</Summary>
         <Description>A performance-focused json library for C</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="0c10dde7f29d112fc7fc7b78583719f839bd2f16" type="targz">https://github.com/rsyslog/libfastjson/archive/v0.99.4.tar.gz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="df1ab2602bc73cf4c49a16860cf6a065b636fe6d" type="targz">https://github.com/rsyslog/libfastjson/archive/v0.99.8.tar.gz</Archive>
     </Source>
 
     <Package>
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+		<Update release="3">
+            <Date>2019-12-27</Date>
+            <Version>0.99.8</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump</Comment>
+            <Name>idris Kalp</Name>
+            <Email>idriskalp@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="2">
             <Date>2018-07-19</Date>
             <Version>0.99.4</Version>