A new Google Play Store update is out, with version number v10.8.21 and is the first new update for this week, after getting a couple of updates in the last one. As always nothing’s changed on the surface, but a lot of work goes under the hood at the mainframe coding level, thus enhancing the system stability of the app.
The Google Play Store’s newest version also brings a lot of bug fixes as well as performance enhancements along with which an updated Google Play Protect data definitions is also there to protect you from the newly added apps in the Play Store. You can further improve the Google Play Protect’s security wall by enabling the improve app detection from the Settings > Google > Security and scroll down and enable that option as you see it.

The download link for the update is given below and is safe to install the apk, as the file is made available via apk mirror which is a highly reliable and reputable source. Now while installing if you encounter an error saying can’t install the APK from unknown sources then just go to the Settings Panel > Security and then scroll down until you see the Unknown Sources option, enable it, and the error will go away.