diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.md
index 8c61f3728..07c91799d 100644
--- a/LICENSE.md
+++ b/LICENSE.md
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ The embedded copy of zlib bears the following license:
 
 The embedded copy of protobuf-c bears the following license:
 
-    Copyright (c) 2008-2018, Dave Benson and the protobuf-c authors.
+    Copyright (c) 2008-2022, Dave Benson and the protobuf-c authors.
     All rights reserved.
 
     Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/include/protobuf-c/protobuf-c.h b/include/protobuf-c/protobuf-c.h
index 71c928fdb..442abf61d 100644
--- a/include/protobuf-c/protobuf-c.h
+++ b/include/protobuf-c/protobuf-c.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2008-2018, Dave Benson and the protobuf-c authors.
+ * Copyright (c) 2008-2022, Dave Benson and the protobuf-c authors.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -794,13 +794,13 @@ protobuf_c_version_number(void);
  * The version of the protobuf-c headers, represented as a string using the same
  * format as protobuf_c_version().
  */
-#define PROTOBUF_C_VERSION		"1.4.0"
+#define PROTOBUF_C_VERSION		"1.4.1"
 
 /**
  * The version of the protobuf-c headers, represented as an integer using the
  * same format as protobuf_c_version_number().
  */
-#define PROTOBUF_C_VERSION_NUMBER	1004000
+#define PROTOBUF_C_VERSION_NUMBER	1004001
 
 /**
  * The minimum protoc-c version which works with the current version of the
diff --git a/lib/protobuf-c/protobuf-c.c b/lib/protobuf-c/protobuf-c.c
index 9ee355df5..56f8dc8f1 100644
--- a/lib/protobuf-c/protobuf-c.c
+++ b/lib/protobuf-c/protobuf-c.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2008-2015, Dave Benson and the protobuf-c authors.
+ * Copyright (c) 2008-2022, Dave Benson and the protobuf-c authors.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -2618,14 +2618,14 @@ parse_required_member(ScannedMember *scanned_member,
 			return FALSE;
 
 		def_mess = scanned_member->field->default_value;
-		if (len >= pref_len) {
+		if (len >= pref_len)
 			subm = protobuf_c_message_unpack(scanned_member->field->descriptor,
 							 allocator,
 							 len - pref_len,
 							 data + pref_len);
-		} else {
+		else
 			subm = NULL;
-		}
+
 		if (maybe_clear &&
 		    *pmessage != NULL &&
 		    *pmessage != def_mess)