diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gi/git-metrics/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gi/git-metrics/package.nix
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+{
+  lib,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  pkg-config,
+  gitMinimal,
+  rustPlatform,
+  openssl,
+}:
+
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
+  pname = "git-metrics";
+  version = "0.2.6";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "jdrouet";
+    repo = "git-metrics";
+    tag = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-SdA/FpdrbC36Ny7aBpTUvFldbYXyajSqWGheaDPHYoE=";
+  };
+
+  useFetchCargoVendor = true;
+  cargoHash = "sha256-e4CdpwoFl8leV5HJWkWBpvPrVrk+7vq49yTPkpeQ2Ng=";
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    openssl
+  ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pkg-config
+    gitMinimal
+  ];
+
+  checkFlags = [
+    # requires git author information to be detectable
+    "--skip=tests::check_budget::execute::with_command_backend"
+    "--skip=tests::check_budget::execute::with_git2_backend"
+    "--skip=tests::conflict_different::execute::with_command_backend"
+    "--skip=tests::conflict_different::execute::with_git2_backend"
+    "--skip=tests::display_diff::execute"
+    "--skip=tests::simple_use_case::execute::with_command_backend"
+    "--skip=tests::simple_use_case::execute::with_git2_backend"
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/jdrouet/git-metrics";
+    description = "Git extension to be able to track metrics about your project, within the git repository";
+    license = [ lib.licenses.mit ];
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
+      matthiasbeyer
+    ];
+    mainProgram = "git-metrics";
+  };
+}