diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0e9e24c..35a6957 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## Release 1.4.1 (2022-12-14)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/webalexeu/puppet-windows_firewall/compare/v1.4.0...v1.4.1)
+
+**Features**
+
+**Bugfixes**
+
+- [Cannot use 'any' for protocol parameter](https://github.com/webalexeu/puppet-windows_firewall/issues/26)
+
+**Known Issues**
+
 ## Release 1.4.0 (2022-12-07)
 
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/webalexeu/puppet-windows_firewall/compare/v1.3.4...v1.4.0)
@@ -16,6 +28,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 **Known Issues**
 
+- Cannot use 'any' for protocol parameter
+
 ## Release 1.3.4 (2022-08-23)
 
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/webalexeu/puppet-windows_firewall/compare/v1.3.3...v1.3.4)
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/windows_firewall_rule.rb b/lib/puppet/type/windows_firewall_rule.rb
index 95969d3..61e700c 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/windows_firewall_rule.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/windows_firewall_rule.rb
@@ -135,12 +135,15 @@ def insync?(is)
 
   newproperty(:protocol) do
     desc 'the protocol the rule targets'
+
     # Also accept 0-255 :/
-    newvalues(:tcp, :udp, :icmpv4, :icmpv6, /^(25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)$/)
+    newvalues(:any, :tcp, :udp, :icmpv4, :icmpv6, /^(25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)$/)
     isrequired
     def insync?(is)
       is.to_s == should.to_s
     end
+
+    defaultto :any
   end
 
   newproperty(:icmp_type) do
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index 95bb61a..d2cfc61 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "webalex-windows_firewall",
-  "version": "1.4.0",
+  "version": "1.4.1",
   "author": "webalex",
   "summary": "Manage the windows firewall with Puppet",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",