diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/3.16.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/3.16.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..df8d53b9f1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/3.16.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{ callPackage, ... }:
+
+callPackage ./generic-v3.nix {
+  version = "3.16.0";
+  sha256 = "0jc523ys6xh1fk3l52f5mfqxhb4g8aim1js7330v0fdc3fjr8ncf";
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 691340bb163..cd3810754bd 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -17167,8 +17167,9 @@ in
     python = python37;
   };
 
-  protobuf = protobuf3_15;
+  protobuf = protobuf3_16;
 
+  protobuf3_16 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/3.16.nix { };
   protobuf3_15 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/3.15.nix { };
   protobuf3_14 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/3.14.nix { };
   protobuf3_13 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/3.13.nix { };