diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index b890eed8ac6b..92ba28d9ca34 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+2022-10-18 version 21.8 (C++/Java/Python/PHP/Objective-C/C#/Ruby)
+
+  Other
+  * Fix for grpc.tools #17995 & protobuf #7474 (handle UTF-8 paths in argumentfile) (#10721)
+
+  C++
+  * 21.x No longer define no_threadlocal on OpenBSD (#10743)
+
+  Java
+  * Mark default instance as immutable first to avoid race during static initialization of default instances (#10771)
+
+  Ruby
+  * Auto capitalize enums name in Ruby (#10454) (#10763)
+
+
 2022-09-29 version 21.7 (C++/Java/Python/PHP/Objective-C/C#/Ruby)
   Java
   * Refactoring java full runtime to reuse sub-message builders and prepare to
diff --git a/Protobuf-C++.podspec b/Protobuf-C++.podspec
index 1bbbd38489e2..f4876ae990a1 100644
--- a/Protobuf-C++.podspec
+++ b/Protobuf-C++.podspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'Protobuf-C++'
-  s.version  = '3.21.7'
+  s.version  = '3.21.8'
   s.summary  = 'Protocol Buffers v3 runtime library for C++.'
   s.homepage = 'https://github.com/google/protobuf'
   s.license  = 'BSD-3-Clause'
diff --git a/Protobuf.podspec b/Protobuf.podspec
index 627430dad07b..22a991990fcb 100644
--- a/Protobuf.podspec
+++ b/Protobuf.podspec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # dependent projects use the :git notation to refer to the library.
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name     = 'Protobuf'
-  s.version  = '3.21.7'
+  s.version  = '3.21.8'
   s.summary  = 'Protocol Buffers v.3 runtime library for Objective-C.'
   s.homepage = 'https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf'
   s.license  = 'BSD-3-Clause'
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b9e28aa2f452..d69fad621afa 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ AC_PREREQ(2.59)
 # In the SVN trunk, the version should always be the next anticipated release
 # version with the "-pre" suffix.  (We used to use "-SNAPSHOT" but this pushed
 # the size of one file name in the dist tarfile over the 99-char limit.)
-AC_INIT([Protocol Buffers],[3.21.7],[protobuf@googlegroups.com],[protobuf])
+AC_INIT([Protocol Buffers],[3.21.8],[protobuf@googlegroups.com],[protobuf])
 
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE([enable])
 
diff --git a/csharp/Google.Protobuf.Tools.nuspec b/csharp/Google.Protobuf.Tools.nuspec
index 54a8d0cf8255..64f78d0b3e39 100644
--- a/csharp/Google.Protobuf.Tools.nuspec
+++ b/csharp/Google.Protobuf.Tools.nuspec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <title>Google Protocol Buffers tools</title>
     <summary>Tools for Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format.</summary>
     <description>See project site for more info.</description>
-    <version>3.21.7</version>
+    <version>3.21.8</version>
     <authors>Google Inc.</authors>
     <owners>protobuf-packages</owners>
     <licenseUrl>https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/blob/main/LICENSE</licenseUrl>
diff --git a/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Google.Protobuf.csproj b/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Google.Protobuf.csproj
index f10db5e89a11..36d82156ee48 100644
--- a/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Google.Protobuf.csproj
+++ b/csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Google.Protobuf.csproj
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <Description>C# runtime library for Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format.</Description>
     <Copyright>Copyright 2015, Google Inc.</Copyright>
     <AssemblyTitle>Google Protocol Buffers</AssemblyTitle>
-    <VersionPrefix>3.21.7</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>3.21.8</VersionPrefix>
     <!-- C# 7.2 is required for Span/BufferWriter/ReadOnlySequence -->
     <LangVersion>7.2</LangVersion>
     <Authors>Google Inc.</Authors>
diff --git a/java/README.md b/java/README.md
index 0b56993b36e0..798ce212f664 100644
--- a/java/README.md
+++ b/java/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ If you are using Maven, use the following:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
   <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-  <version>3.21.7</version>
+  <version>3.21.8</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ protobuf-java-util package:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
   <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-  <version>3.21.7</version>
+  <version>3.21.8</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ protobuf-java-util package:
 
 If you are using Gradle, add the following to your `build.gradle` file's dependencies:
 ```
-    implementation 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:3.21.7'
+    implementation 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:3.21.8'
 ```
 Again, be sure to check that the version number matches (or is newer than) the version number of protoc that you are using.
 
diff --git a/java/bom/pom.xml b/java/bom/pom.xml
index dc655626c3e0..ebbad006eaf7 100644
--- a/java/bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java/bom/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
   <artifactId>protobuf-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>3.21.7</version>
+  <version>3.21.8</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Protocol Buffers [BOM]</name>
diff --git a/java/core/pom.xml b/java/core/pom.xml
index a6da8c850ec4..bedb61b91538 100644
--- a/java/core/pom.xml
+++ b/java/core/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
     <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.21.7</version>
+    <version>3.21.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
diff --git a/java/kotlin-lite/pom.xml b/java/kotlin-lite/pom.xml
index 60bd0d4a1d89..ace12aa6fa90 100644
--- a/java/kotlin-lite/pom.xml
+++ b/java/kotlin-lite/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
     <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.21.7</version>
+    <version>3.21.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>protobuf-kotlin-lite</artifactId>
diff --git a/java/kotlin/pom.xml b/java/kotlin/pom.xml
index 846a1acc398a..4e30d5dea3ed 100644
--- a/java/kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/java/kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
     <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.21.7</version>
+    <version>3.21.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>protobuf-kotlin</artifactId>
diff --git a/java/lite.md b/java/lite.md
index bd9c5a5bb80f..87b917a7bdfc 100644
--- a/java/lite.md
+++ b/java/lite.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ protobuf Java Lite runtime. If you are using Maven, include the following:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
   <artifactId>protobuf-javalite</artifactId>
-  <version>3.21.7</version>
+  <version>3.21.8</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/java/lite/pom.xml b/java/lite/pom.xml
index a78ff979b384..69bd30cc09cf 100644
--- a/java/lite/pom.xml
+++ b/java/lite/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
     <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.21.7</version>
+    <version>3.21.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>protobuf-javalite</artifactId>
diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index b3c511e17798..e06623593709 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
   <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>3.21.7</version>
+  <version>3.21.8</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Protocol Buffers [Parent]</name>
diff --git a/java/util/pom.xml b/java/util/pom.xml
index 31fcbf269b26..1c0ee7b68778 100644
--- a/java/util/pom.xml
+++ b/java/util/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
     <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.21.7</version>
+    <version>3.21.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
diff --git a/php/ext/google/protobuf/package.xml b/php/ext/google/protobuf/package.xml
index 3b9febbe86ad..18ab2f53afc5 100644
--- a/php/ext/google/protobuf/package.xml
+++ b/php/ext/google/protobuf/package.xml
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
   <email>protobuf-packages@google.com</email>
   <active>yes</active>
  </lead>
- <date>2022-09-29</date>
- <time>10:21:44</time>
+ <date>2022-10-13</date>
+ <time>11:40:58</time>
  <version>
-  <release>3.21.7</release>
-  <api>3.21.7</api>
+  <release>3.21.8</release>
+  <api>3.21.8</api>
  </version>
  <stability>
   <release>stable</release>
@@ -1433,5 +1433,20 @@ G  A release.
    <notes>
    </notes>
   </release>
+  <release>
+   <version>
+    <release>3.21.8</release>
+    <api>3.21.8</api>
+   </version>
+   <stability>
+    <release>stable</release>
+    <api>stable</api>
+   </stability>
+   <date>2022-10-13</date>
+   <time>11:40:58</time>
+   <license uri="https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause">BSD-3-Clause</license>
+   <notes>
+   </notes>
+  </release>
  </changelog>
 </package>
diff --git a/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h b/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h
index 77b61c235860..14bd16c40df2 100644
--- a/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h
+++ b/php/ext/google/protobuf/protobuf.h
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_setter, 0, 0, 1)
   ZEND_ARG_INFO(0, value)
 ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
 
-#define PHP_PROTOBUF_VERSION "3.21.7"
+#define PHP_PROTOBUF_VERSION "3.21.8"
 
 // ptr -> PHP object cache. This is a weak map that caches lazily-created
 // wrapper objects around upb types:
diff --git a/protobuf_version.bzl b/protobuf_version.bzl
index 591a4ba7db2f..cc6cf85c55d3 100644
--- a/protobuf_version.bzl
+++ b/protobuf_version.bzl
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-PROTOC_VERSION = '21.7'
-PROTOBUF_JAVA_VERSION = '3.21.7'
-PROTOBUF_PYTHON_VERSION = '4.21.7'
+PROTOC_VERSION = "21.8"
+PROTOBUF_JAVA_VERSION = "3.21.8"
+PROTOBUF_PYTHON_VERSION = "4.21.8"
diff --git a/protoc-artifacts/pom.xml b/protoc-artifacts/pom.xml
index 891033760583..cb0c2be34cb8 100644
--- a/protoc-artifacts/pom.xml
+++ b/protoc-artifacts/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   </parent>
   <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
   <artifactId>protoc</artifactId>
-  <version>3.21.7</version>
+  <version>3.21.8</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Protobuf Compiler</name>
   <description>
diff --git a/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py b/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py
index 70d564a90aa5..6b0df47af08a 100644
--- a/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py
+++ b/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@
 
 # Copyright 2007 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 
-__version__ = '4.21.7'
+__version__ = '4.21.8'
diff --git a/ruby/google-protobuf.gemspec b/ruby/google-protobuf.gemspec
index 692264ca47b6..5f226b0fec89 100644
--- a/ruby/google-protobuf.gemspec
+++ b/ruby/google-protobuf.gemspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name        = "google-protobuf"
-  s.version     = "3.21.7"
+  s.version     = "3.21.8"
   git_tag       = "v#{s.version.to_s.sub('.rc.', '-rc')}" # Converts X.Y.Z.rc.N to vX.Y.Z-rcN, used for the git tag
   s.licenses    = ["BSD-3-Clause"]
   s.summary     = "Protocol Buffers"
diff --git a/ruby/pom.xml b/ruby/pom.xml
index 15fddeb352a8..c533dd7848db 100644
--- a/ruby/pom.xml
+++ b/ruby/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.google.protobuf.jruby</groupId>
     <artifactId>protobuf-jruby</artifactId>
-    <version>3.21.7</version>
+    <version>3.21.8</version>
     <name>Protocol Buffer JRuby native extension</name>
     <description>
       Protocol Buffers are a way of encoding structured data in an efficient yet
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
         <dependency>
           <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
           <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-          <version>3.21.7</version>
+          <version>3.21.8</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jruby</groupId>
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 0e915a42c890..231b95ba5c05 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ else
 PTHREAD_DEF =
 endif
 
-PROTOBUF_VERSION = 32:7:0
+PROTOBUF_VERSION = 32:8:0
 
 if GCC
 # Turn on all warnings except for sign comparison (we ignore sign comparison
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.h
index a9c35be12bd2..8ed4b18ddf94 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please update
 #error your headers.
 #endif
-#if 3021007 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
+#if 3021008 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
 #error This file was generated by an older version of protoc which is
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please
 #error regenerate this file with a newer version of protoc.
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.h
index c88f6d2149c7..dceb70c780e7 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please update
 #error your headers.
 #endif
-#if 3021007 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
+#if 3021008 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
 #error This file was generated by an older version of protoc which is
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please
 #error regenerate this file with a newer version of protoc.
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.h
index 3e2bc5022548..b8a0d71408f1 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please update
 #error your headers.
 #endif
-#if 3021007 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
+#if 3021008 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
 #error This file was generated by an older version of protoc which is
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please
 #error regenerate this file with a newer version of protoc.
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h
index dde688e80bd1..beb01394408a 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please update
 #error your headers.
 #endif
-#if 3021007 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
+#if 3021008 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
 #error This file was generated by an older version of protoc which is
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please
 #error regenerate this file with a newer version of protoc.
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.h
index 0b80557f2854..9721670b4e1c 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please update
 #error your headers.
 #endif
-#if 3021007 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
+#if 3021008 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
 #error This file was generated by an older version of protoc which is
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please
 #error regenerate this file with a newer version of protoc.
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.h
index d57dedb44d10..fa8f1a7a7ab7 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please update
 #error your headers.
 #endif
-#if 3021007 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
+#if 3021008 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
 #error This file was generated by an older version of protoc which is
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please
 #error regenerate this file with a newer version of protoc.
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.h
index b36afc6bff89..045871cfcb09 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please update
 #error your headers.
 #endif
-#if 3021007 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
+#if 3021008 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
 #error This file was generated by an older version of protoc which is
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please
 #error regenerate this file with a newer version of protoc.
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/port_def.inc b/src/google/protobuf/port_def.inc
index 9b2156d44728..356ea4771387 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/port_def.inc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/port_def.inc
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
 #ifdef PROTOBUF_VERSION
 #error PROTOBUF_VERSION was previously defined
 #endif
-#define PROTOBUF_VERSION 3021007
+#define PROTOBUF_VERSION 3021008
 
 #ifdef PROTOBUF_MIN_HEADER_VERSION_FOR_PROTOC
 #error PROTOBUF_MIN_HEADER_VERSION_FOR_PROTOC was previously defined
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.h
index ea9031c48c03..98a3d3e6b1fc 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please update
 #error your headers.
 #endif
-#if 3021007 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
+#if 3021008 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
 #error This file was generated by an older version of protoc which is
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please
 #error regenerate this file with a newer version of protoc.
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.h
index 82280eace848..4283b77638eb 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please update
 #error your headers.
 #endif
-#if 3021007 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
+#if 3021008 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
 #error This file was generated by an older version of protoc which is
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please
 #error regenerate this file with a newer version of protoc.
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.h b/src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.h
index d06a32b42f9c..647b4d1d85cd 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ namespace internal {
 
 // The current version, represented as a single integer to make comparison
 // easier:  major * 10^6 + minor * 10^3 + micro
-#define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_VERSION 3021007
+#define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_VERSION 3021008
 
 // A suffix string for alpha, beta or rc releases. Empty for stable releases.
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_VERSION_SUFFIX ""
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.h
index 5c196f88252d..dc10d1cc479c 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please update
 #error your headers.
 #endif
-#if 3021007 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
+#if 3021008 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
 #error This file was generated by an older version of protoc which is
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please
 #error regenerate this file with a newer version of protoc.
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.h
index 0c82fa2242f6..8ac8fa8d4a6f 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please update
 #error your headers.
 #endif
-#if 3021007 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
+#if 3021008 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
 #error This file was generated by an older version of protoc which is
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please
 #error regenerate this file with a newer version of protoc.
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.h
index 01e860d92f15..590a1d98d1b4 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please update
 #error your headers.
 #endif
-#if 3021007 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
+#if 3021008 < PROTOBUF_MIN_PROTOC_VERSION
 #error This file was generated by an older version of protoc which is
 #error incompatible with your Protocol Buffer headers. Please
 #error regenerate this file with a newer version of protoc.
diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index 28011e1fb48f..3d1ec5397793 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 {
     "21.x": {
-        "protoc_version": "21.8-dev",
+        "protoc_version": "21.8",
         "lts": false,
-        "date": "2022-09-29",
+        "date": "2022-10-13",
         "languages": {
-            "cpp": "3.21.8-dev",
-            "csharp": "3.21.8-dev",
-            "java": "3.21.8-dev",
-            "javascript": "3.21.8-dev",
-            "objectivec": "3.21.8-dev",
-            "php": "3.21.8-dev",
-            "python": "4.21.8-dev",
-            "ruby": "3.21.8-dev"
+            "cpp": "3.21.8",
+            "csharp": "3.21.8",
+            "java": "3.21.8",
+            "javascript": "3.21.8",
+            "objectivec": "3.21.8",
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