diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index de4361a..4f02578 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -215,11 +215,11 @@
         "systems": "systems_6"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1710146030,
-        "narHash": "sha256-SZ5L6eA7HJ/nmkzGG7/ISclqe6oZdOZTNoesiInkXPQ=",
+        "lastModified": 1705309234,
+        "narHash": "sha256-uNRRNRKmJyCRC/8y1RqBkqWBLM034y4qN7EprSdmgyA=",
         "owner": "numtide",
         "repo": "flake-utils",
-        "rev": "b1d9ab70662946ef0850d488da1c9019f3a9752a",
+        "rev": "1ef2e671c3b0c19053962c07dbda38332dcebf26",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -246,24 +246,6 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "flake-utils_7": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "systems": "systems_8"
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1705309234,
-        "narHash": "sha256-uNRRNRKmJyCRC/8y1RqBkqWBLM034y4qN7EprSdmgyA=",
-        "owner": "numtide",
-        "repo": "flake-utils",
-        "rev": "1ef2e671c3b0c19053962c07dbda38332dcebf26",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "numtide",
-        "repo": "flake-utils",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
     "flakey-profile": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1712898590,
@@ -886,7 +868,7 @@
         "roc": "roc",
         "stable": "stable",
         "tsm": "tsm",
-        "zig2nix": "zig2nix",
+        "zig-overlay": "zig-overlay",
         "zls": "zls"
       }
     },
@@ -1036,21 +1018,6 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "systems_8": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1681028828,
-        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
-        "owner": "nix-systems",
-        "repo": "default",
-        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "nix-systems",
-        "repo": "default",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
     "treefmt-nix": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs": [
@@ -1128,44 +1095,22 @@
     "zig-overlay": {
       "inputs": {
         "flake-compat": "flake-compat_4",
-        "flake-utils": "flake-utils_7",
-        "nixpkgs": [
-          "zls",
-          "nixpkgs"
-        ]
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1722600600,
-        "narHash": "sha256-bRpvmyAvt4OFbQJlmAURyW1To8nlRjNcQJdbOyI1MLE=",
-        "owner": "mitchellh",
-        "repo": "zig-overlay",
-        "rev": "4c95bb8378ca31cc06eba0a9ee0c04851221c193",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "mitchellh",
-        "repo": "zig-overlay",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "zig2nix": {
-      "inputs": {
         "flake-utils": "flake-utils_5",
         "nixpkgs": [
           "nixpkgs"
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1723166646,
-        "narHash": "sha256-brh8KVKQOcwyc9v+nG/QixMuH+yra2+GLvzd3aKhkGo=",
-        "owner": "Cloudef",
-        "repo": "zig2nix",
-        "rev": "8d9b9e0134659665937b60ece972cc8108960e3c",
+        "lastModified": 1723205416,
+        "narHash": "sha256-VF5o0Ogk2PyQSs22aQijjqIC0U3Z4mzjTcrsnhSfQ9U=",
+        "owner": "mitchellh",
+        "repo": "zig-overlay",
+        "rev": "f4d2e3b5855a66a763e49d8030edbb6b852c4b1a",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
-        "owner": "Cloudef",
-        "repo": "zig2nix",
+        "owner": "mitchellh",
+        "repo": "zig-overlay",
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
@@ -1177,7 +1122,9 @@
         "nixpkgs": [
           "nixpkgs"
         ],
-        "zig-overlay": "zig-overlay"
+        "zig-overlay": [
+          "zig-overlay"
+        ]
       },
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1722987529,
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index b11c0ff..1da5f9e 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     hyprland.url = "git+https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/?submodules=1";
     hyprland-contrib.url = "github:hyprwm/contrib";
     roc.url = "github:roc-lang/roc";
-    zig2nix.url = "github:Cloudef/zig2nix";
+    zig-overlay.url = "github:mitchellh/zig-overlay";
     zls.url = "github:zigtools/zls";
 
     pixi.url = "github:daylinmorgan/pixi-flake";
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
     roc.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
     tsm.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
     zls.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
-    zig2nix.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    zls.inputs.zig-overlay.follows = "zig-overlay";
+    zig-overlay.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
   };
 
   nixConfig = {
diff --git a/lib/checks.nix b/lib/checks.nix
index cec1c69..62d84f6 100644
--- a/lib/checks.nix
+++ b/lib/checks.nix
@@ -22,23 +22,24 @@ let
     xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland
   ];
 
+  # TODO: start using pipes once support lands in nixd
+  # selfPackages = self.packages.${pkgs.system} |> attrValues;
   selfPackages = (attrValues self.packages.${pkgs.system});
 in
-# selfPackages = self.packages.${pkgs.system} |> attrValues;
 {
   makePackages =
     pkgs.runCommandLocal "build-third-party"
       {
-        src = ./.;
         nativeBuildInputs =
           # packages from overlays
           (with pkgs; [
             swww
-            nixVersions.stable
+            # nixVersions.git
           ])
           ++ [
             (flake.pkgs "roc").full
-            (flake.pkgs "zig2nix").zig.master.bin
+            (flake.pkgs "zig-overlay").master
+            (flake.pkg "zls")
           ]
           ++ hyprPackages
           ++ selfPackages;
diff --git a/modules/languages/zig.nix b/modules/languages/zig.nix
index 157a165..0581b3a 100644
--- a/modules/languages/zig.nix
+++ b/modules/languages/zig.nix
@@ -7,14 +7,12 @@
 let
   inherit (lib) mkIfIn;
   cfg = config.oizys.languages;
-  zig = (flake.pkgs "zig2nix").zig.master.bin;
-  zls = (flake.pkg "zls").overrideAttrs { nativeBuildInputs = [ zig ]; };
 in
 {
   config = mkIfIn "zig" cfg {
     environment.systemPackages = [
-      zig
-      zls
+      (flake.pkgs "zig-overlay").master
+      (flake.pkg "zls")
     ];
   };
 }