diff --git a/entropy/nixos/configuration.nix b/entropy/nixos/configuration.nix
index 2cbd37f..fd0ce3c 100644
--- a/entropy/nixos/configuration.nix
+++ b/entropy/nixos/configuration.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@
       ./modules/python.nix
     ];
 
+  # OVERRIDES ##########################################################
+  nixpkgs.config.permittedInsecurePackages = [
+    "electron-25.9.0"
+  ];
+
 
   # set up LUKS discovery
   boot.initrd.luks.devices.cryptlvm.device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/f382cd01-9048-4b1b-8a73-48e1f61e6c08";
diff --git a/entropy/nixos/flake.lock b/entropy/nixos/flake.lock
index e460ad1..e5a2bf8 100644
--- a/entropy/nixos/flake.lock
+++ b/entropy/nixos/flake.lock
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1701334515,
-        "narHash": "sha256-YC8aFdPj3f6U50lgiOPxyAANJVvu+cGXwosuR/9xKCc=",
+        "lastModified": 1704184656,
+        "narHash": "sha256-5Ay7ZT+xd8fLGOaSCBSpkJK1y1vSKyAZsBxdMMkGqIU=",
         "owner": "Feliix42",
         "repo": "mlir.nix",
-        "rev": "a49560e5fd959d6e2f685f80bd7feedb55b934e7",
+        "rev": "1ff775ea2f3332973cd6d06f7e09aa8fbf609c24",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
     },
     "nixos-hardware": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1702453208,
-        "narHash": "sha256-0wRi9SposfE2wHqjuKt8WO2izKB/ASDOV91URunIqgo=",
+        "lastModified": 1704124233,
+        "narHash": "sha256-lBHs/yUtkcGgapHRS31oOb5NqvnVrikvktGOW8rK+sE=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixos-hardware",
-        "rev": "7763c6fd1f299cb9361ff2abf755ed9619ef01d6",
+        "rev": "f752581d6723a10da7dfe843e917a3b5e4d8115a",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1702350026,
-        "narHash": "sha256-A+GNZFZdfl4JdDphYKBJ5Ef1HOiFsP18vQe9mqjmUis=",
+        "lastModified": 1704018918,
+        "narHash": "sha256-erjg/HrpC9liEfm7oLqb8GXCqsxaFwIIPqCsknW5aFY=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "9463103069725474698139ab10f17a9d125da859",
+        "rev": "2c9c58e98243930f8cb70387934daa4bc8b00373",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@
     },
     "unstable": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1702312524,
-        "narHash": "sha256-gkZJRDBUCpTPBvQk25G0B7vfbpEYM5s5OZqghkjZsnE=",
+        "lastModified": 1703961334,
+        "narHash": "sha256-M1mV/Cq+pgjk0rt6VxoyyD+O8cOUiai8t9Q6Yyq4noY=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "a9bf124c46ef298113270b1f84a164865987a91c",
+        "rev": "b0d36bd0a420ecee3bc916c91886caca87c894e9",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {