diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/3.8.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/3.8.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2ea03643b3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/3.8.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{ callPackage, ... }:
+
+callPackage ./generic-v3.nix {
+  version = "3.8.0";
+  sha256 = "0vll02a6k46k720wfh25sl4hdai0130s3ix2l1wh6j1lm9pi7bm8";
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 7b56dbe6c15..be69cdaf8fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -12732,6 +12732,7 @@ in
 
   protobuf = protobuf3_7;
 
+  protobuf3_8 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/3.8.nix { };
   protobuf3_7 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/3.7.nix { };
   protobuf3_6 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/3.6.nix { };
   protobuf3_1 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/3.1.nix { };