diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/solc/0.7.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/solc/0.7.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..546697d8efec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/solc/0.7.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+{ lib, gccStdenv, fetchzip, boost, cmake, ncurses, python3, coreutils
+, z3Support ? true, z3 ? null, cvc4Support ? true, cvc4 ? null
+, cln ? null, gmp ? null
+}:
+
+# compiling source/libsmtutil/CVC4Interface.cpp breaks on clang on Darwin,
+# general commandline tests fail at abiencoderv2_no_warning/ on clang on NixOS
+
+assert z3Support -> z3 != null && lib.versionAtLeast z3.version "4.6.0";
+assert cvc4Support -> cvc4 != null && cln != null && gmp != null;
+
+let
+  jsoncppVersion = "1.9.4";
+  jsoncppUrl = "https://github.com/open-source-parsers/jsoncpp/archive/${jsoncppVersion}.tar.gz";
+  jsoncpp = fetchzip {
+    url = jsoncppUrl;
+    sha256 = "0qnx5y6c90fphl9mj9d20j2dfgy6s5yr5l0xnzid0vh71zrp6jwv";
+  };
+in
+gccStdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+
+  pname = "solc";
+  version = "0.7.4";
+
+  # upstream suggests avoid using archive generated by github
+  src = fetchzip {
+    url = "https://github.com/ethereum/solidity/releases/download/v${version}/solidity_${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "02261l54jdbvxk612z7zsyvmchy1rx4lf27b3f616sd7r56krpkg";
+  };
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace cmake/jsoncpp.cmake \
+      --replace "${jsoncppUrl}" ${jsoncpp}
+  '';
+
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    "-DBoost_USE_STATIC_LIBS=OFF"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!z3Support) [
+    "-DUSE_Z3=OFF"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!cvc4Support) [
+    "-DUSE_CVC4=OFF"
+  ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
+  buildInputs = [ boost ]
+    ++ lib.optionals z3Support [ z3 ]
+    ++ lib.optionals cvc4Support [ cvc4 cln gmp ];
+  checkInputs = [ ncurses python3 ];
+
+  # Test fails on darwin for unclear reason
+  doCheck = gccStdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux;
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    while IFS= read -r -d ''' dir
+    do
+      LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH''${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:}$(pwd)/$dir
+      export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+    done <   <(find . -type d -print0)
+
+    pushd ..
+    # IPC tests need aleth avaliable, so we disable it
+    sed -i "s/IPC_ENABLED=true/IPC_ENABLED=false\nIPC_FLAGS=\"--no-ipc\"/" ./scripts/tests.sh
+    for i in ./scripts/*.sh ./scripts/*.py ./test/*.sh; do
+      patchShebangs "$i"
+    done
+    TERM=xterm ./scripts/tests.sh
+    popd
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Compiler for Ethereum smart contract language Solidity";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/ethereum/solidity";
+    license = licenses.gpl3;
+    platforms = with platforms; linux ++ darwin;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ dbrock akru lionello sifmelcara ];
+    inherit version;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/solc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/solc/default.nix
index 546697d8efec..73dfd1b03a57 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/solc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/solc/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
-{ lib, gccStdenv, fetchzip, boost, cmake, ncurses, python3, coreutils
-, z3Support ? true, z3 ? null, cvc4Support ? true, cvc4 ? null
-, cln ? null, gmp ? null
+{ lib, gccStdenv, fetchzip
+, boost
+, cmake
+, coreutils
+, fetchpatch
+, ncurses
+, python3
+, z3Support ? true
+, z3 ? null
+, cvc4Support ? true
+, cvc4 ? null
+, cln ? null
+, gmp ? null
 }:
 
 # compiling source/libsmtutil/CVC4Interface.cpp breaks on clang on Darwin,
@@ -10,69 +20,88 @@ assert z3Support -> z3 != null && lib.versionAtLeast z3.version "4.6.0";
 assert cvc4Support -> cvc4 != null && cln != null && gmp != null;
 
 let
-  jsoncppVersion = "1.9.4";
+  jsoncppVersion = "1.9.3";
   jsoncppUrl = "https://github.com/open-source-parsers/jsoncpp/archive/${jsoncppVersion}.tar.gz";
   jsoncpp = fetchzip {
     url = jsoncppUrl;
-    sha256 = "0qnx5y6c90fphl9mj9d20j2dfgy6s5yr5l0xnzid0vh71zrp6jwv";
+    sha256 = "1vbhi503rgwarf275ajfdb8vpdcbn1f7917wjkf8jghqwb1c24lq";
+  };
+
+  range3Version = "0.11.0";
+  range3Url = "https://github.com/ericniebler/range-v3/archive/${range3Version}.tar.gz";
+  range3 = fetchzip {
+    url = range3Url;
+    sha256 = "18230bg4rq9pmm5f8f65j444jpq56rld4fhmpham8q3vr1c1bdjh";
+  };
+
+  solc = gccStdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+    pname = "solc";
+    version = "0.8.2";
+
+    # upstream suggests avoid using archive generated by github
+    src = fetchzip {
+      url = "https://github.com/ethereum/solidity/releases/download/v${version}/solidity_${version}.tar.gz";
+      sha256 = "11w7sa1y2dirzh84k04fkwbfc6xpjp5jr65w1pmb2pnkjvvf46xq";
+    };
+
+    postPatch = ''
+      substituteInPlace cmake/jsoncpp.cmake \
+        --replace "${jsoncppUrl}" ${jsoncpp}
+      substituteInPlace cmake/range-v3.cmake \
+        --replace "${range3Url}" ${range3}
+    '';
+
+    cmakeFlags = [
+      "-DBoost_USE_STATIC_LIBS=OFF"
+    ] ++ lib.optionals (!z3Support) [
+      "-DUSE_Z3=OFF"
+    ] ++ lib.optionals (!cvc4Support) [
+      "-DUSE_CVC4=OFF"
+    ];
+
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
+    buildInputs = [ boost ]
+      ++ lib.optionals z3Support [ z3 ]
+      ++ lib.optionals cvc4Support [ cvc4 cln gmp ];
+    checkInputs = [ ncurses python3 ];
+
+    # tests take 60+ minutes to complete, only run as part of passthru tests
+    doCheck = false;
+
+    checkPhase = ''
+      while IFS= read -r -d ''' dir
+      do
+        LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH''${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:}$(pwd)/$dir
+        export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+      done <   <(find . -type d -print0)
+
+      pushd ..
+      # IPC tests need aleth avaliable, so we disable it
+      sed -i "s/IPC_ENABLED=true/IPC_ENABLED=false\nIPC_FLAGS=\"--no-ipc\"/" ./scripts/tests.sh
+      for i in ./scripts/*.sh ./scripts/*.py ./test/*.sh ./test/*.py; do
+        patchShebangs "$i"
+      done
+      TERM=xterm ./scripts/tests.sh
+      popd
+    '';
+
+    doInstallCheck = true;
+    installCheckPhase = ''
+      $out/bin/solc --version > /dev/null
+    '';
+
+    passthru.tests = {
+      solcWithTests = solc.overrideAttrs (attrs: { doCheck = true; });
+    };
+
+    meta = with lib; {
+      description = "Compiler for Ethereum smart contract language Solidity";
+      homepage = "https://github.com/ethereum/solidity";
+      license = licenses.gpl3;
+      platforms = with platforms; linux ++ darwin;
+      maintainers = with maintainers; [ dbrock akru lionello sifmelcara ];
+      inherit version;
+    };
   };
 in
-gccStdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-
-  pname = "solc";
-  version = "0.7.4";
-
-  # upstream suggests avoid using archive generated by github
-  src = fetchzip {
-    url = "https://github.com/ethereum/solidity/releases/download/v${version}/solidity_${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "02261l54jdbvxk612z7zsyvmchy1rx4lf27b3f616sd7r56krpkg";
-  };
-
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace cmake/jsoncpp.cmake \
-      --replace "${jsoncppUrl}" ${jsoncpp}
-  '';
-
-  cmakeFlags = [
-    "-DBoost_USE_STATIC_LIBS=OFF"
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (!z3Support) [
-    "-DUSE_Z3=OFF"
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (!cvc4Support) [
-    "-DUSE_CVC4=OFF"
-  ];
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
-  buildInputs = [ boost ]
-    ++ lib.optionals z3Support [ z3 ]
-    ++ lib.optionals cvc4Support [ cvc4 cln gmp ];
-  checkInputs = [ ncurses python3 ];
-
-  # Test fails on darwin for unclear reason
-  doCheck = gccStdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux;
-
-  checkPhase = ''
-    while IFS= read -r -d ''' dir
-    do
-      LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH''${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:}$(pwd)/$dir
-      export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-    done <   <(find . -type d -print0)
-
-    pushd ..
-    # IPC tests need aleth avaliable, so we disable it
-    sed -i "s/IPC_ENABLED=true/IPC_ENABLED=false\nIPC_FLAGS=\"--no-ipc\"/" ./scripts/tests.sh
-    for i in ./scripts/*.sh ./scripts/*.py ./test/*.sh; do
-      patchShebangs "$i"
-    done
-    TERM=xterm ./scripts/tests.sh
-    popd
-  '';
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Compiler for Ethereum smart contract language Solidity";
-    homepage = "https://github.com/ethereum/solidity";
-    license = licenses.gpl3;
-    platforms = with platforms; linux ++ darwin;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ dbrock akru lionello sifmelcara ];
-    inherit version;
-  };
-}
+  solc
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b9f8e3e6ab41..70caf580153c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -11095,7 +11095,9 @@ in
 
   smlpkg = callPackage ../tools/package-management/smlpkg { };
 
-  solc = callPackage ../development/compilers/solc { };
+  solc = solc_0_8;
+  solc_0_8 = callPackage ../development/compilers/solc { };
+  solc_0_7 = callPackage ../development/compilers/solc/0.7.nix { };
 
   souffle = callPackage ../development/compilers/souffle {
     autoreconfHook = buildPackages.autoreconfHook269;