diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 9f76641..8d2ab6e 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -2,14 +2,18 @@
   "nodes": {
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 0,
-        "narHash": "sha256-XD6GfVgSfWjqqWAuybkvaxS1/xrwTrh3V1dSkoYJW3Q=",
-        "path": "/nix/store/jjjyazlmzjls1kdpgn776iy9w345yq7l-source",
-        "type": "path"
+        "lastModified": 1719254875,
+        "narHash": "sha256-ECni+IkwXjusHsm9Sexdtq8weAq/yUyt1TWIemXt3Ko=",
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "2893f56de08021cffd9b6b6dfc70fd9ccd51eb60",
+        "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
-        "id": "nixpkgs",
-        "type": "indirect"
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
       }
     },
     "root": {
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 96f65e8..4426548 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
+  inputs = {
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+  };
   outputs = { self, nixpkgs }: {
     # miscellaneous stuff that's important 
     nixosModules.base = {lib, ...}: {