diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/wl/wl-restart/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/wl/wl-restart/package.nix
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+{
+  lib,
+  stdenv,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  cmake,
+  scdoc,
+  nix-update-script,
+}:
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  pname = "wl-restart";
+  version = "0.2.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "Ferdi265";
+    repo = "wl-restart";
+    rev = "v0.2.0";
+    hash = "sha256-pMsYLU9pjN2cgz7FxJJwkDHKJt1mIAuagJSBjrPUMAM=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    cmake
+    scdoc
+  ];
+
+  cmakeFlags = [ "-DINSTALL_DOCUMENTATION=ON" ];
+
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "seamlessly restart your wayland compositor when it crashes";
+    mainProgram = "wl-restart";
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl3;
+    homepage = "https://github.com/Ferdi265/wl-restart";
+    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ _0x5a4 ];
+  };
+}