diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/cereal/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/cereal/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7802be9c4f00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/cereal/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake }:
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "cereal";
+  version = "1.2.2";
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "USCiLab";
+    repo = "cereal";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "1ckr8r03ggg5pyzg8yw40d5ssq40h5najvyqlnxc85fxxp8rnrx4";
+  };
+
+  cmakeFlagsArray = [ "-DJUST_INSTALL_CEREAL=yes" ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A header-only C++11 serialization library";
+    homepage    = https://uscilab.github.io/cereal/;
+    platforms   = platforms.all;
+    license     = licenses.mit;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 4b95d340af84..f247b76149d7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ in
 
   castxml = callPackage ../development/tools/castxml { };
 
+  cereal = callPackage ../development/libraries/cereal { };
+
   clj-kondo = callPackage ../development/tools/clj-kondo { };
 
   cmark = callPackage ../development/libraries/cmark { };