diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 640c35a..849a68b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@main
       - uses: DeterminateSystems/magic-nix-cache-action@main
-      - run: nix flake check
+      - run: nix flake check --no-write-lock-file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3eb2aca..4c7795a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 build:
-	nix run nixpkgs#nix-output-monitor -- build
+	nix run nixpkgs#nix-output-monitor -- build --no-write-lock-file
 
 check:
-	nix flake check
+	nix flake check --no-write-lock-file
 
 format:
 	nix fmt
+
+update:
+	nix flake update && nix run github:fzakaria/nix-auto-follow -- -i
diff --git a/config/plugins/treesitter.nix b/config/plugins/treesitter.nix
index f70be70..921acf1 100644
--- a/config/plugins/treesitter.nix
+++ b/config/plugins/treesitter.nix
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
         # indent based on ast
         indent.enable = true;
         highlight.enable = true;
-        # this is SO useful 
+        # this is SO useful
         incremental_selection = {
           enable = true;
           keymaps = {
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 7bfa83b..caabf1f 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -69,9 +69,25 @@
     },
     "flake-parts": {
       "inputs": {
-        "nixpkgs-lib": [
-          "nixpkgs"
-        ]
+        "nixpkgs-lib": "nixpkgs-lib"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1733312601,
+        "narHash": "sha256-4pDvzqnegAfRkPwO3wmwBhVi/Sye1mzps0zHWYnP88c=",
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "flake-parts",
+        "rev": "205b12d8b7cd4802fbcb8e8ef6a0f1408781a4f9",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "flake-parts",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "flake-parts_2": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs-lib": "nixpkgs-lib"
       },
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1733312601,
@@ -243,19 +259,43 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "nixpkgs-lib": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1733096140,
+        "narHash": "sha256-1qRH7uAUsyQI7R1Uwl4T+XvdNv778H0Nb5njNrqvylY=",
+        "type": "tarball",
+        "url": "https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/5487e69da40cbd611ab2cadee0b4637225f7cfae.tar.gz"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "type": "tarball",
+        "url": "https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/5487e69da40cbd611ab2cadee0b4637225f7cfae.tar.gz"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs_2": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1735291276,
+        "narHash": "sha256-NYVcA06+blsLG6wpAbSPTCyLvxD/92Hy4vlY9WxFI1M=",
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "634fd46801442d760e09493a794c4f15db2d0cbb",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "nixvim": {
       "inputs": {
         "devshell": "devshell",
         "flake-compat": "flake-compat",
-        "flake-parts": [
-          "flake-parts"
-        ],
+        "flake-parts": "flake-parts_2",
         "git-hooks": "git-hooks",
         "home-manager": "home-manager",
         "nix-darwin": "nix-darwin",
-        "nixpkgs": [
-          "nixpkgs"
-        ],
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_2",
         "nuschtosSearch": "nuschtosSearch",
         "treefmt-nix": "treefmt-nix"
       },
@@ -397,11 +437,11 @@
     "schemastore-nvim": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1735318841,
-        "narHash": "sha256-k4ovDNlEQ6v9/14UeqvKlgbtTSVHSauhnAyCAOo/z48=",
+        "lastModified": 1735452041,
+        "narHash": "sha256-C0wqql9KmrhyzmOY55WBxkEmeIqo1uZRuLl/WFDgsSk=",
         "owner": "b0o",
         "repo": "SchemaStore.nvim",
-        "rev": "562681847dd904485caddd42395db2bb9d6e694a",
+        "rev": "e43f3e47991bc9f6cbc1d8b4d0f6a0d8d6c29284",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index c244a88..3e8577e 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -3,17 +3,9 @@
 
   inputs = {
     nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
-
     flake-parts.url = "github:hercules-ci/flake-parts";
-    flake-parts.inputs.nixpkgs-lib.follows = "nixpkgs";
-
-    # neovim-nightly-overlay.url = "github:nix-community/neovim-nightly-overlay";
-    # neovim-nightly-overlay.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
-    # neovim-nightly-overlay.inputs.flake-parts.follows = "flake-parts";
-
     nixvim.url = "github:nix-community/nixvim";
-    nixvim.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
-    nixvim.inputs.flake-parts.follows = "flake-parts";
+    # neovim-nightly-overlay.url = "github:nix-community/neovim-nightly-overlay";
 
     # vendored
     coq-lsp.url = "github:tomtomjhj/coq-lsp.nvim";
@@ -89,6 +81,7 @@
           checks = {
             # Run `nix flake check .` to verify that your config is not broken
             default = nixvimLib.check.mkTestDerivationFromNixvimModule nixvimModule;
+            # TODO: add `nix run github:fzakaria/nix-auto-follow -- -c`
           };
 
           formatter = pkgs.nixfmt-rfc-style;