diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-protobuf/update b/srcpkgs/python-protobuf/update
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-protobuf/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ignore="*rc[0-9]* *beta*"