diff --git a/hosts/by-name/lappy/polyfill.nix b/hosts/by-name/lappy/polyfill.nix
index 0f740861..4101e023 100644
--- a/hosts/by-name/lappy/polyfill.nix
+++ b/hosts/by-name/lappy/polyfill.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       # see <repo:mil/sxmo-utils:scripts/deviceprofiles>
       # SXMO_DEVICE_NAME = "pine64,pinephone-1.2";
     };
-    package = pkgs.sxmo-utils.overrideAttrs (base: {
+    package = pkgs.sxmo-utils-latest.overrideAttrs (base: {
       postPatch = (base.postPatch or "") + ''
         # after volume-button navigation mode, restore full keyboard functionality
         cp ${./xkb_mobile_normal_buttons} ./configs/xkb/xkb_mobile_normal_buttons
diff --git a/hosts/by-name/moby/polyfill.nix b/hosts/by-name/moby/polyfill.nix
index b10d504a..07d48624 100644
--- a/hosts/by-name/moby/polyfill.nix
+++ b/hosts/by-name/moby/polyfill.nix
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ in
       WVKBD_LANDSCAPE_LAYERS = "landscape,special,emoji";
       WVKBD_LAYERS = "full,special,emoji";
     };
-    package = pkgs.sxmo-utils.overrideAttrs (base: {
+    package = pkgs.sxmo-utils-latest.overrideAttrs (base: {
       postPatch = (base.postPatch or "") + ''
         cat <<EOF >> ./configs/default_hooks/sxmo_hook_start.sh
         # rotate UI based on physical display angle by default
diff --git a/hosts/modules/gui/sxmo/default.nix b/hosts/modules/gui/sxmo/default.nix
index 89d08c85..af03c80d 100644
--- a/hosts/modules/gui/sxmo/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/modules/gui/sxmo/default.nix
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ in
     };
     sane.gui.sxmo.package = mkOption {
       type = types.package;
-      default = pkgs.sxmo-utils;
+      default = pkgs.sxmo-utils-latest;
       description = ''
         sxmo base scripts and hooks collection.
         consider overriding the outputs under /share/sxmo/default_hooks