diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/3.6.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/3.6.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0009209d9cef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/3.6.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{ callPackage, ... }:
+
+callPackage ./generic-v3.nix {
+  version = "3.6.1";
+  sha256 = "1bg40miylzpy2wgbd7l7zjgmk43l12q38fq0zkn0vzy1lsj457sq";
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c76073d1ad62..7a164b6cfd57 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -11644,6 +11644,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   protobuf = protobuf3_4;
 
+  protobuf3_6 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/3.6.nix { };
   protobuf3_5 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/3.5.nix { };
   protobuf3_4 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/3.4.nix { };
   protobuf3_1 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/3.1.nix { };