diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/3.17.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/3.17.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d869b9ce76ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/3.17.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{ callPackage, ... }:
+
+callPackage ./generic-v3.nix {
+  version = "3.17.3";
+  sha256 = "08644kaxhpjs38q5q4fp01yr0wakg1ijha4g3lzp2ifg7y3c465d";
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f3f9300bc16e..74e774431b57 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -17694,8 +17694,9 @@ in
     python = python37;
   };
 
-  protobuf = protobuf3_16;
+  protobuf = protobuf3_17;
 
+  protobuf3_17 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/3.17.nix { };
   protobuf3_16 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/3.16.nix { };
   protobuf3_15 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/3.15.nix { };
   protobuf3_14 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/3.14.nix { };