diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index b7cf3bded..6a5da2334 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1728630644,
-        "narHash": "sha256-BgBj/+oLuVEN6w03sZjTvYLL61QIAM90lQ92fvre46U=",
+        "lastModified": 1729238927,
+        "narHash": "sha256-0Z37Zgc8X99YRNXam7rppZ6omdNW7yfQu5EMPySjLdk=",
         "owner": "tiiuae",
         "repo": "ghaf-ctrl-panel",
-        "rev": "a6dd4f04a2e9d26c0d4f835545b043dac5fd0a63",
+        "rev": "7a88f792207a8e74822cdb4bc9c7b47c411eb90b",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1728334376,
-        "narHash": "sha256-CTKEKPzD/j8FK6H4DO3EjyixZd3HHvgAgfnCwpGFP5c=",
+        "lastModified": 1729281548,
+        "narHash": "sha256-MuojlSnwAJAwfhgmW8ZtZrwm2Sko4fqubCvReqbUzYw=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "disko",
-        "rev": "d39ee334984fcdae6244f5a8e6ab857479cbaefe",
+        "rev": "a6a3179ddf396dfc28a078e2f169354d0c137125",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -215,11 +215,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1728969248,
-        "narHash": "sha256-UcgTfjWpzC/VfZy6ZNtt1aPZtoqNP6Bk5ffRSaQaM3g=",
+        "lastModified": 1729239989,
+        "narHash": "sha256-TDj7kCs9oGF3AGi4rdbJt8bDzqaiBTkruHQDumCrpL4=",
         "owner": "tiiuae",
         "repo": "ghafpkgs",
-        "rev": "974ab9517b0389dc8c8da16a2365e83c44e12294",
+        "rev": "b8263bbfe54c70b89a993c400c55f082079fba66",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -242,11 +242,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1728092656,
-        "narHash": "sha256-eMeCTJZ5xBeQ0f9Os7K8DThNVSo9gy4umZLDfF5q6OM=",
+        "lastModified": 1729104314,
+        "narHash": "sha256-pZRZsq5oCdJt3upZIU4aslS9XwFJ+/nVtALHIciX/BI=",
         "owner": "cachix",
         "repo": "git-hooks.nix",
-        "rev": "1211305a5b237771e13fcca0c51e60ad47326a9a",
+        "rev": "3c3e88f0f544d6bb54329832616af7eb971b6be6",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -315,11 +315,11 @@
     },
     "impermanence": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1727649413,
-        "narHash": "sha256-FA53of86DjFdeQzRDVtvgWF9o52rWK70VHGx0Y8fElQ=",
+        "lastModified": 1729068498,
+        "narHash": "sha256-C2sGRJl1EmBq0nO98TNd4cbUy20ABSgnHWXLIJQWRFA=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "impermanence",
-        "rev": "d0b38e550039a72aff896ee65b0918e975e6d48e",
+        "rev": "e337457502571b23e449bf42153d7faa10c0a562",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -393,11 +393,11 @@
         "spectrum": "spectrum"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1728349983,
-        "narHash": "sha256-VRQm46/W29z87IeITfvxIrS6LUEItgDtEDzqVX59q0E=",
+        "lastModified": 1728779945,
+        "narHash": "sha256-RFKyZygnUbJlWq1uBn4JvEEcQKZW3AFBL3bQoywECPI=",
         "owner": "astro",
         "repo": "microvm.nix",
-        "rev": "470537e671d743f40812b9c071a4130eabdb3deb",
+        "rev": "4d81c4115ef832880561f243efec21f06d2a8b7c",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -434,11 +434,11 @@
     },
     "nixlib": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1728176478,
-        "narHash": "sha256-px3Q0W//c+mZ4kPMXq4poztsjtXM1Ja1rN+825YMDUQ=",
+        "lastModified": 1729386149,
+        "narHash": "sha256-hUP9oxmnOmNnKcDOf5Y55HQ+NnoT0+bLWHLQWLLw9Ks=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "nixpkgs.lib",
-        "rev": "b61309c3c1b6013d36299bc8285612865b3b9e4c",
+        "rev": "cce4521b6df014e79a7b7afc58c703ed683c916e",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -455,11 +455,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1728308313,
-        "narHash": "sha256-GThSJ4OcPOOtf8j8ge7ik4141BHVbBALu0N7Ju+Nw18=",
+        "lastModified": 1729472750,
+        "narHash": "sha256-s93LPHi5BN7I2xSGNAFWiYb8WRsPvT1LE9ZjZBrpFlg=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "nixos-generators",
-        "rev": "71f9c8bcc87f15dba12515e94e40de243b5db103",
+        "rev": "7c60ba4bc8d6aa2ba3e5b0f6ceb9fc07bc261565",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -470,11 +470,11 @@
     },
     "nixos-hardware": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1728269138,
-        "narHash": "sha256-oKxDImsOvgUZMY4NwXVyUc/c1HiU2qInX+b5BU0yXls=",
+        "lastModified": 1729455275,
+        "narHash": "sha256-THqzn/7um3oMHUEGXyq+1CJQE7EogwR3HjLMNOlhFBE=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixos-hardware",
-        "rev": "ecfcd787f373f43307d764762e139a7cdeb9c22b",
+        "rev": "9fcf30fccf8435f6390efec4a4d38e69c2268a36",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -501,16 +501,16 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs_2": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1728018373,
-        "narHash": "sha256-NOiTvBbRLIOe5F6RbHaAh6++BNjsb149fGZd1T4+KBg=",
-        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "lastModified": 1729478691,
+        "narHash": "sha256-c2fEmyFkYgw21KxckA350T+MWhE1acrkIBonHack1B4=",
+        "owner": "tiiuae",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "bc947f541ae55e999ffdb4013441347d83b00feb",
+        "rev": "7102739e9df5e9ce5d2cf94ef09b39f99eb753cd",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
-        "owner": "NixOS",
-        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "owner": "tiiuae",
+        "ref": "nixos-unstable-gbenchmark",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
         "type": "github"
       }
@@ -602,11 +602,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1727984844,
-        "narHash": "sha256-xpRqITAoD8rHlXQafYZOLvUXCF6cnZkPfoq67ThN0Hc=",
+        "lastModified": 1729242555,
+        "narHash": "sha256-6jWSWxv2crIXmYSEb3LEVsFkCkyVHNllk61X4uhqfCs=",
         "owner": "numtide",
         "repo": "treefmt-nix",
-        "rev": "4446c7a6fc0775df028c5a3f6727945ba8400e64",
+        "rev": "d986489c1c757f6921a48c1439f19bfb9b8ecab5",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 14b150def..5bdfb3460 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@
   };
 
   inputs = {
-    #TODO: clean this up before merging to main
-    #nixpkgs.url = "github:tiiuae/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable-texinfo"; # "flake:mylocalnixpkgs"; #
-    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+    #TODO: carrying the extra patch(es) until merged to unstable
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:tiiuae/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable-gbenchmark";
+    #nixpkgs.url = "flake:mylocalnixpkgs";
+    #nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
 
     ghafpkgs = {
       url = "github:tiiuae/ghafpkgs";