diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 75e7387..964bf41 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -310,16 +310,16 @@
         "pre-commit-hooks": "pre-commit-hooks"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1718829834,
-        "narHash": "sha256-SBioRAhjYMcoBpIGV+kdquRjlm8DRD2dv8N4RXM694U=",
+        "lastModified": 1719442161,
+        "narHash": "sha256-daEQZl9Kw2sYTOyUY640RtZj13Zp+NzKYMjGeLiAuZE=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nix",
-        "rev": "1c131ec2b71fa7ad6fd285ed2a9fcc4cf616b3a6",
+        "rev": "2dd7f8f42da374d9fee4d424c1c6f82bcb36b393",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
         "owner": "NixOS",
-        "ref": "1c131ec2b71fa7ad6fd285ed2a9fcc4cf616b3a6",
+        "ref": "2dd7f8f42da374d9fee4d424c1c6f82bcb36b393",
         "repo": "nix",
         "type": "github"
       }
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 616146d..08cf8be 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
       type = "github";
       owner = "NixOS";
       repo = "nix";
-      ref = "1c131ec2b71fa7ad6fd285ed2a9fcc4cf616b3a6";
+      ref = "2dd7f8f42da374d9fee4d424c1c6f82bcb36b393";
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "stable";
     };
     nixos-generators = {
diff --git a/hosts/gerg-desktop/boot.nix b/hosts/gerg-desktop/boot.nix
index 0185a6d..988be49 100644
--- a/hosts/gerg-desktop/boot.nix
+++ b/hosts/gerg-desktop/boot.nix
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ in
             pkgs.sbctl
           ];
           text = ''
-            set -o pipefail
             lzbt "$@"
             MP='${config.boot.loader.efi.efiSysMountPoint}'
             cp -f '${pkgs.edk2-uefi-shell.efi}' "$MP/shellx64.efi"
@@ -89,14 +88,14 @@ in
 
     kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackagesFor (
       let
-        version = "6.8.12";
+        version = "6.9.6";
       in
       (pkgs.linuxManualConfig {
         version = "${version}-gerg";
         modDirVersion = "${version}-gerg";
         src = pkgs.fetchurl {
           url = "mirror://kernel/linux/kernel/v${lib.versions.major version}.x/linux-${version}.tar.xz";
-          hash = "sha256-GbMZVtIptbnKVnH6HHQyAXloKj2NAPyGeUEUsh2oYDk=";
+          hash = "sha256-XUNm4riZmPJ0q+A1V+87x4tY5H/GLBAtUeb0nl7Za0s=";
         };
 
         inherit (config.boot) kernelPatches;