diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/sbcl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/sbcl/default.nix
index 29d337a3310b..5a8348451e4a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/sbcl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/sbcl/default.nix
@@ -14,14 +14,18 @@ let
     "2.4.6" = {
       sha256 = "sha256-pImQeELa4JoXJtYphb96VmcKrqLz7KH7cCO8pnw/MJE=";
     };
-    # By unofficial and very loose convention we keep the latest version of
-    # SBCL, and the previous one in case someone quickly needs to roll back.
+    # Necessary for stumpwm
     "2.4.10" = {
       sha256 = "sha256-zus5a2nSkT7uBIQcKva+ylw0LOFGTD/j5FPy3hDF4vg=";
     };
+    # By unofficial and very loose convention we keep the latest version of
+    # SBCL, and the previous one in case someone quickly needs to roll back.
     "2.4.11" = {
       sha256 = "sha256-TwPlhG81g0wQcAu+Iy2kG6S9v4G9zKyx1N4kKXZXpBU=";
     };
+    "2.5.0" = {
+      sha256 = "sha256-Lhiv0Ijkot8ht3uuLhcM5XDRHabSdgcpImXxzGqKGbE=";
+    };
   };
   # Collection of pre-built SBCL binaries for platforms that need them for
   # bootstrapping. Ideally these are to be avoided.  If ECL (or any other
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 1866c3b7c3bb..2c103d2a0d66 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -11135,7 +11135,12 @@ with pkgs;
     faslExt = "fasl";
     flags = [ "--dynamic-space-size" "3000" ];
   };
-  sbcl = sbcl_2_4_11;
+  sbcl_2_5_0 = wrapLisp {
+    pkg = callPackage ../development/compilers/sbcl { version = "2.5.0"; };
+    faslExt = "fasl";
+    flags = [ "--dynamic-space-size" "3000" ];
+  };
+  sbcl = sbcl_2_5_0;
 
   sbclPackages = recurseIntoAttrs sbcl.pkgs;