diff --git a/gnu/packages/golang-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/golang-xyz.scm
index 625b5c9b70..a121d93ba1 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/golang-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/golang-xyz.scm
@@ -17879,6 +17879,31 @@ converting them to the often much more useful @@code{time.Duration}.")
       #:unpack-path "github.com/dgryski/trifles"
       #:import-path "github.com/dgryski/trifles/leven"))))
 
+(define-public go-github-com-agnivade-levenshtein
+  (package
+   (name "go-github-com-agnivade-levenshtein")
+   (version "1.2.0")
+   (source
+    (origin
+     (method git-fetch)
+     (uri (git-reference
+           (url "https://github.com/agnivade/levenshtein")
+           (commit (string-append "v" version))))
+     (file-name (git-file-name name version))
+     (sha256
+      (base32 "0vg9aj9k4qv96nqqp261qrm9g7kj0axqhv3mm9qvw932l72943hn"))))
+   (build-system go-build-system)
+   (arguments
+    (list
+     #:import-path "github.com/agnivade/levenshtein"))
+   (propagated-inputs (list go-github-com-dgryski-trifles-leven
+                            go-github-com-arbovm-levenshtein))
+   (home-page "https://github.com/agnivade/levenshtein")
+   (synopsis "Levenshtein Distance")
+   (description
+    "This package provides a Go implementation to calculate Levenshtein
+Distance.")
+   (license license:expat)))
 ;;;
 ;;; Avoid adding new packages to the end of this file. To reduce the chances
 ;;; of a merge conflict, place them above by existing packages with similar