diff --git a/network/misc/protobuf/pspec.xml b/network/misc/protobuf/pspec.xml
index e874a02998..2c0ec7bde5 100644
--- a/network/misc/protobuf/pspec.xml
+++ b/network/misc/protobuf/pspec.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         <IsA>library</IsA>
         <Summary>Google's data interchange format</Summary>
         <Description>Protocol Buffers are a way of encoding structured data in an efficient yet extensible format. Google uses Protocol Buffers for almost all of its internal RPC protocols and file formats.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="2a69db42342fab77bb1e105dd19fb12d9f9236cf" type="targz" name="protobuf-3.19.4.tar.gz">https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/archive/v3.19.4.tar.gz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="8bd9f489b30d19bd0b8bf99cda64c0e415cad405" type="targz" name="protobuf-3.21.8.tar.gz">https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/archive/v3.21.8.tar.gz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>python-wheel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python-devel</Dependency>
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="14">
+            <Date>2022-10-20</Date>
+            <Version>3.21.8</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Mustafa Cinasal</Name>
+            <Email>muscnsl@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="13">
             <Date>2022-06-28</Date>
             <Version>3.19.4</Version>