diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index c303195f2..da8def48c 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -2,21 +2,16 @@
   "nodes": {
     "crane": {
       "inputs": {
-        "flake-compat": "flake-compat",
-        "flake-utils": [
-          "flake-utils"
-        ],
         "nixpkgs": [
           "nixpkgs"
-        ],
-        "rust-overlay": "rust-overlay"
+        ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1695511445,
-        "narHash": "sha256-mnE14re43v3/Jc50Jv0BKPMtEk7FEtDSligP6B5HwlI=",
+        "lastModified": 1712180168,
+        "narHash": "sha256-sYe00cK+kKnQlVo1wUIZ5rZl9x8/r3djShUqNgfjnM4=",
         "owner": "ipetkov",
         "repo": "crane",
-        "rev": "3de322e06fc88ada5e3589dc8a375b73e749f512",
+        "rev": "06a9ff255c1681299a87191c2725d9d579f28b82",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -25,32 +20,16 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "flake-compat": {
-      "flake": false,
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1673956053,
-        "narHash": "sha256-4gtG9iQuiKITOjNQQeQIpoIB6b16fm+504Ch3sNKLd8=",
-        "owner": "edolstra",
-        "repo": "flake-compat",
-        "rev": "35bb57c0c8d8b62bbfd284272c928ceb64ddbde9",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "edolstra",
-        "repo": "flake-compat",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
     "flake-utils": {
       "inputs": {
         "systems": "systems"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1694529238,
-        "narHash": "sha256-zsNZZGTGnMOf9YpHKJqMSsa0dXbfmxeoJ7xHlrt+xmY=",
+        "lastModified": 1710146030,
+        "narHash": "sha256-SZ5L6eA7HJ/nmkzGG7/ISclqe6oZdOZTNoesiInkXPQ=",
         "owner": "numtide",
         "repo": "flake-utils",
-        "rev": "ff7b65b44d01cf9ba6a71320833626af21126384",
+        "rev": "b1d9ab70662946ef0850d488da1c9019f3a9752a",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -61,11 +40,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1695830400,
-        "narHash": "sha256-gToZXQVr0G/1WriO83olnqrLSHF2Jb8BPcmCt497ro0=",
+        "lastModified": 1712163089,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Um+8kTIrC19vD4/lUCN9/cU9kcOsD1O1m+axJqQPyMM=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "8a86b98f0ba1c405358f1b71ff8b5e1d317f5db2",
+        "rev": "fd281bd6b7d3e32ddfa399853946f782553163b5",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -82,31 +61,6 @@
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
       }
     },
-    "rust-overlay": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "flake-utils": [
-          "crane",
-          "flake-utils"
-        ],
-        "nixpkgs": [
-          "crane",
-          "nixpkgs"
-        ]
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1695003086,
-        "narHash": "sha256-d1/ZKuBRpxifmUf7FaedCqhy0lyVbqj44Oc2s+P5bdA=",
-        "owner": "oxalica",
-        "repo": "rust-overlay",
-        "rev": "b87a14abea512d956f0b89d0d8a1e9b41f3e20ff",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "oxalica",
-        "repo": "rust-overlay",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
     "systems": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1681028828,
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 2f639caa2..9445280c5 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@ This requires [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install) (>=1.75) to be ins
   ```
   cargo install --git https://github.com/uiua-lang/uiua uiua
   ```
+- If you use Nix or NixOS, you can clone this repo and do following:  
+  ```
+  nix develop    # to drop into a shell prompt with all the dependencies
+  cargo check    # to make sure you can compile/build latest version  
+  cargo build    # to build latest debug version of uiua  
+  cargo run repl # to get uiua repl  
+  ```
+  *Note:* If you encounter errors such as rustc or any other package
+  version mismatch, it is most likely that flake.lock file needs to be
+  updated to pull in updated dependencies for nix shell.  
 
 ## Language and Font Support
 
@@ -47,4 +57,4 @@ The Uiua native interpreter has a built-in language server that can be used by e
 
 You can find a list of editor extensions [here](https://uiua.org/docs/install#editor-support).
 
-You can find a list of fonts that support Uiua's characters [here](https://uiua.org/docs/install#fonts).
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+You can find a list of fonts that support Uiua's characters [here](https://uiua.org/docs/install#fonts).