diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/op/optional-lite/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/op/optional-lite/package.nix
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+{
+  lib,
+  stdenv,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  cmake,
+  ninja,
+  gitUpdater,
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
+  pname = "optional-lite";
+  version = "3.6.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "martinmoene";
+    repo = "optional-lite";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-qmKuxYc0cpoOtRRb4okJZ8pYPvzQid1iqBctnhGlz6M=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    cmake
+    ninja
+  ];
+
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = gitUpdater { rev-prefix = "v"; };
+  };
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "A C++17-like optional, a nullable object for C++98, C++11 and later in a single-file header-only library";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/martinmoene/optional-lite";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/martinmoene/optional-lite/blob/v${finalAttrs.version}/CHANGES.txt";
+    license = lib.licenses.boost;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ titaniumtown ];
+  };
+})