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+{
+  lib,
+  buildGoModule,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+}:
+
+buildGoModule rec {
+  pname = "kube-state-metrics";
+  version = "2.12.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "kubernetes";
+    repo = "kube-state-metrics";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-EBSlufgzT4zgxTO5B0/RHHJJ2GgtU3U9ypd1QjC3knE=";
+  };
+
+  vendorHash = "sha256-A/oiFEWM3TOtk4V3xpehJ+5oKSyzYKZHVlp3wjykFRA=";
+
+  excludedPackages = [
+    "./tests/e2e"
+    "./tools"
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics";
+    description = "Add-on agent to generate and expose k8s cluster-level metrics";
+    license = lib.licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.eskytthe ];
+    platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
+  };
+}