diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/3.13.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/3.13.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3e3740a7c50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/3.13.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{ callPackage, ... }:
+
+callPackage ./generic-v3.nix {
+  version = "3.13.0";
+  sha256 = "1nqsvi2yfr93kiwlinz8z7c68ilg1j75b2vcpzxzvripxx5h6xhd";
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 08af84a95a5..9e0b4f23997 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -14638,8 +14638,9 @@ in
     python = python37;
   };
 
-  protobuf = protobuf3_12;
+  protobuf = protobuf3_13;
 
+  protobuf3_13 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/3.13.nix { };
   protobuf3_12 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/3.12.nix { };
   protobuf3_11 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/3.11.nix { };
   protobuf3_10 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/3.10.nix { };