diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/api-linter/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/api-linter/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..593d7d7a681b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/api-linter/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{ lib
+, buildGoModule
+, fetchFromGitHub
+}:
+
+buildGoModule rec {
+  pname = "api-linter";
+  version = "1.54.1";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "googleapis";
+    repo = "api-linter";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-Z3VhjBI1WYLs3uEONgbItkqUX8P5ZTZ84B1YC6hPgu8=";
+  };
+
+  vendorHash = "sha256-EXmS3ys5uFY+7vv22+a/82V2RjTaEMas8SFOXwSS9qY=";
+
+  subPackages = [ "cmd/api-linter" ];
+
+  ldflags = [
+    "-s"
+    "-w"
+  ];
+
+  # reference: https://github.com/googleapis/api-linter/blob/v1.54.1/.github/workflows/release.yaml#L76
+  preBuild = ''
+    cat > cmd/api-linter/version.go <<EOF
+    package main
+    const version = "${version}"
+    EOF
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Linter for APIs defined in protocol buffers";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/googleapis/api-linter/";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/googleapis/api-linter/releases/tag/${src.rev}";
+    license = licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ xrelkd ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f1349835c5a9..636de90806be 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3025,6 +3025,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   apfsprogs = callPackage ../tools/filesystems/apfsprogs { };
 
+  api-linter = callPackage ../development/tools/api-linter { };
+
   apk-tools = callPackage ../tools/package-management/apk-tools {
     lua = lua5_3;
   };