diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/dn/dness/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/dn/dness/package.nix
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+{
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  lib,
+  openssl,
+  pkg-config,
+  rustPlatform,
+  versionCheckHook,
+  nix-update-script,
+}:
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
+  pname = "dness";
+  version = "0.5.7";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "nickbabcock";
+    repo = "dness";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-Vty4ec6aoUh3p2b9vLkNeS5R4pJWzjwYrC5DtVVyhT8=";
+  };
+
+  cargoHash = "sha256-WhSeNukPjgM7Cy8LWi/s1YGa5/UxsFU1NGL7vIUlU58=";
+
+  doCheck = false; # Many tests require network access
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ openssl ];
+
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Dynamic DNS updating tool supporting a variety of providers";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/nickbabcock/dness";
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ logan-barnett ];
+    mainProgram = "dness";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+  };
+})