diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ot/otio/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ot/otio/package.nix
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+{
+  lib,
+  stdenv,
+  cmake,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  imath,
+  python3,
+  rapidjson,
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
+  pname = "otio";
+  version = "0.17.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "AcademySoftwareFoundation";
+    repo = "OpenTimelineIO";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    sha256 = "sha256-53KXjbhHxuEtu6iRGWrirvFamuZ/WbOTcKCfs1iqKmM=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    cmake
+    python3
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    imath
+    rapidjson
+  ];
+
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    (lib.cmakeBool "OTIO_PYTHON_INSTALL" false)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "OTIO_DEPENDENCIES_INSTALL" false)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "OTIO_FIND_IMATH" true)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "OTIO_SHARED_LIBS" true)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "OTIO_AUTOMATIC_SUBMODULES" false)
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Interchange format and API for editorial cut information";
+    homepage = "http://opentimeline.io/";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenTimelineIO/releases/tag/v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    license = lib.licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ liberodark ];
+    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+  };
+})