diff --git a/srcpkgs/plasma-desktop/template b/srcpkgs/plasma-desktop/template
index 40a65b47d5..e0b176443a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/plasma-desktop/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/plasma-desktop/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'plasma-desktop'
 pkgname=plasma-desktop
-version=5.20.5
+version=5.21.1
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF"
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ maintainer="John <me@johnnynator.dev>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later, LGPL-2.0-or-later, LGPL-2.1-or-later, GFDL-1.2"
 homepage="https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-desktop"
 distfiles="${KDE_SITE}/plasma/${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=bd656e93f44fd528bcd2e0e4c79cbc1adb837369f9a27291bcc5dcd9df2787b9
+checksum=a514664e50f3213b8afde0dab9b8d6a2b097238d2aad4dcdd359aaa16ff02fd2
 replaces="user-manager>=0"
+python_version=3
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends+=" kconfig-devel kcoreaddons-devel kded