diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
index 1c88619b..b96a8e79 100644
--- a/default.nix
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 # How to upgrade to a newer version
+# - On the june and december release, you'll have to update nixpkgs to the current branch
+# Change `nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-24.11";`
+# to the latest release (see https://nixos.org/)
+# - Run `$ nix flake update`
 # - Comment `src.hash`
 # - Change `version`
 # - Run `$ nix build`
diff --git a/docs/release_checklist.md b/docs/release_checklist.md
index e265f992..f09dfbd1 100644
--- a/docs/release_checklist.md
+++ b/docs/release_checklist.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 - upload the artifacts
 - upload the AppImage and zsyncmake
 - nix
+  - june and december: update release version
+  - run `nix flake update`
   - comment out the hash in default.nix
   - update the version
   - run `nix-build`
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index d5391e93..6732940a 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
         "systems": "systems"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1710146030,
-        "narHash": "sha256-SZ5L6eA7HJ/nmkzGG7/ISclqe6oZdOZTNoesiInkXPQ=",
+        "lastModified": 1731533236,
+        "narHash": "sha256-l0KFg5HjrsfsO/JpG+r7fRrqm12kzFHyUHqHCVpMMbI=",
         "owner": "numtide",
         "repo": "flake-utils",
-        "rev": "b1d9ab70662946ef0850d488da1c9019f3a9752a",
+        "rev": "11707dc2f618dd54ca8739b309ec4fc024de578b",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -20,16 +20,16 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1717281328,
-        "narHash": "sha256-evZPzpf59oNcDUXxh2GHcxHkTEG4fjae2ytWP85jXRo=",
+        "lastModified": 1739758141,
+        "narHash": "sha256-uq6A2L7o1/tR6VfmYhZWoVAwb3gTy7j4Jx30MIrH0rE=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "b3b2b28c1daa04fe2ae47c21bb76fd226eac4ca1",
+        "rev": "c618e28f70257593de75a7044438efc1c1fc0791",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
         "owner": "NixOS",
-        "ref": "nixos-24.05",
+        "ref": "nixos-24.11",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
         "type": "github"
       }
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 5c1144e8..ea046b7d 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   description = "Tilde Friends is a platform for making, running, and sharing web applications.";
 
   inputs = {
-    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-24.05";
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-24.11";
     flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
   };