diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/minizip/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/minizip/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b71920446e4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/minizip/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{ stdenv, zlib, autoconf, automake, libtool }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "minizip-${zlib.version}";
+  inherit (zlib) src;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoconf automake libtool ];
+  buildInputs = [ zlib ];
+
+  preConfigure = ''
+    cd contrib/minizip
+    autoreconf -vfi
+  '';
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/zlib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/zlib/default.nix
index 0d4abaf25e0a..f1eea80ab7a3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/zlib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/zlib/default.nix
@@ -40,4 +40,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   # zlib doesn't like the automatic --disable-shared from the Cygwin stdenv.
   cygwinConfigureEnableShared = true;
+
+  passthru.version = version;
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index ae947c552b73..fda6cdaa2610 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5398,6 +5398,8 @@ let
 
   ming = callPackage ../development/libraries/ming { };
 
+  minizip = callPackage ../development/libraries/minizip { };
+
   minmay = callPackage ../development/libraries/minmay { };
 
   miro = callPackage ../applications/video/miro {