diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index b120de39a..5b62bc200 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@
         "nixpkgs-lib": "nixpkgs-lib"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1710184940,
-        "narHash": "sha256-FzYm4td3FJfzOAuEkCXt3KdUgZuA072OAQXqIq+IAMo=",
+        "lastModified": 1710677371,
+        "narHash": "sha256-yqjXunc+Zvqf6rcH7W9wMvhr18jMZhDvIdnretlfj78=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "lib-aggregate",
-        "rev": "45b75bf534592c0c1c881a1c447f7fdb37a87eaf",
+        "rev": "f890211817b941d9ed9de48d62ba8553fa2c20f3",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -152,11 +152,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs-lib": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1710031547,
-        "narHash": "sha256-pkUg3hOKuGWMGF9WEMPPN/G4pqqdbNGJQ54yhyQYDVY=",
+        "lastModified": 1710636348,
+        "narHash": "sha256-/kB+ZWSdkZjbZ0FTqm0u84sf2jFS+30ysaEajmBjtoY=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "nixpkgs.lib",
-        "rev": "630ebdc047ca96d8126e16bb664c7730dc52f6e6",
+        "rev": "fa827dda806c5aa98f454da4c567991ab8ce422c",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -167,11 +167,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs-next-unpatched": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1710337169,
-        "narHash": "sha256-u2/74bhQuWykUZDWUIhHd6IpZiaQ0hSpTBbx0y9opkE=",
+        "lastModified": 1711022479,
+        "narHash": "sha256-MjOP3LgJiVmBPdJ8kjis6xWWpiCW8x/eFcAkbL36AtA=",
         "owner": "nixos",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "4ee0840ba2ecc50458ab1677d108afcd691f4815",
+        "rev": "33cddc79aa062e243c59d3ac36b8b938f267748a",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -183,11 +183,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs-stable": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1710033658,
-        "narHash": "sha256-yiZiVKP5Ya813iYLho2+CcFuuHpaqKc/CoxOlANKcqM=",
+        "lastModified": 1710628718,
+        "narHash": "sha256-y+l3eH53UlENaYa1lmnCBHusZb1kxBEFd2/c7lDsGpw=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "b17375d3bb7c79ffc52f3538028b2ec06eb79ef8",
+        "rev": "6dc11d9859d6a18ab0c5e5829a5b8e4810658de3",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -199,11 +199,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs-unpatched": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1710339354,
-        "narHash": "sha256-+P5ccUPiLouHexb8aJrUOVOIja9qm+fG57pgAu7uIRs=",
+        "lastModified": 1711043170,
+        "narHash": "sha256-UURzpCgi6OAMjqEMEpV1mmtCTbrHmzkxxR5vszeqXgs=",
         "owner": "nixos",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "2dbc8f62d8af7a1ab962e4b20d12b25ddcb86ced",
+        "rev": "783b241f949bea90e3347ce516ad8af84bde3126",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -223,11 +223,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1710317949,
-        "narHash": "sha256-bwReMiWPA2wYBvKEMhO8pJcu+o+7ocy5hGkSoawTHu0=",
+        "lastModified": 1710857677,
+        "narHash": "sha256-imrQlTr3vZsnad16djnYDI9ICVaJfKEH6rB7F9xka74=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "nixpkgs-wayland",
-        "rev": "771cb198c281db6918829651f194bf4db32e342d",
+        "rev": "7d053c33b7a130ddada43ba09b089244390b3a23",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -254,11 +254,11 @@
         "nixpkgs-stable": "nixpkgs-stable"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1710195194,
-        "narHash": "sha256-KFxCJp0T6TJOz1IOKlpRdpsCr9xsvlVuWY/VCiAFnTE=",
+        "lastModified": 1710644594,
+        "narHash": "sha256-RquCuzxfy4Nr8DPbdp3D/AsbYep21JgQzG8aMH9jJ4A=",
         "owner": "Mic92",
         "repo": "sops-nix",
-        "rev": "e52d8117b330f690382f1d16d81ae43daeb4b880",
+        "rev": "83b68a0e8c94b72cdd0a6e547a14ca7eb1c03616",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -311,11 +311,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1707981105,
-        "narHash": "sha256-YCU1eNslBHabjP+OCY+BxPycEFO9SRUts10MrN9QORE=",
+        "lastModified": 1710845014,
+        "narHash": "sha256-qae28wYfrv3hfgmGXyyclY1p5rcpzMRICYttZ/s07HA=",
         "ref": "refs/heads/master",
-        "rev": "bb10cd8853d05191e4d62947d93687c462e92c30",
-        "revCount": 235,
+        "rev": "9a3b2d74c3e6d177fd1317d03f4e3eecca7beb7b",
+        "revCount": 236,
         "type": "git",
         "url": "https://git.uninsane.org/colin/uninsane"
       },
diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/element-desktop.nix b/hosts/common/programs/element-desktop.nix
index f569b6e49..f2c4b99c1 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/element-desktop.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/element-desktop.nix
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 {
   sane.programs.element-desktop = {
     packageUnwrapped = pkgs.element-desktop.override {
-      # use pre-build electron because otherwise it takes 4 hrs to build from source.
-      electron = pkgs.electron-bin;
+      # use pre-built electron because otherwise it takes 4 hrs to build from source.
+      electron = pkgs.electron_28-bin;
     };
     suggestedPrograms = [
       "gnome-keyring"
diff --git a/nixpatches/list.nix b/nixpatches/list.nix
index a10a6bec3..d9827952d 100644
--- a/nixpatches/list.nix
+++ b/nixpatches/list.nix
@@ -40,21 +40,12 @@ in [
     hash = "sha256-AzkMYm9Pm85Xfm+nd44oKIULZYGyMXulmjFbutouysc=";
   })
 
-  (fetchpatch' {
-    prUrl = "https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/288518";
-    saneCommit = "20c9492d303be7cbad560e3d83bc47ab4b1e93f7";
-    title = "procmail: support cross compilation";
-    # hash = "sha256-cC9GBF5tCeJ2GDSjMjlG4hYStIJPEoRBAK9/KhJiiIo=";
-    hash = "sha256-MzAwT1Ss3ltlljton+8atyz6PomSr1u1TuHXkigAovo=";
-    merged.staging = "20240312120000";
-    merged.staging-next = "20240312120000";
-  })
-
-  (fetchpatch' {
-    prUrl = "https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/292415";
-    title = "sway/hyprland: cross compilation fixes";
-    hash = "sha256-3BGZK5Plx1IJzKHv19RwcRWQ4S+cbUbsPbEzpxFEYsI=";
-  })
+  # TODO: rebase (or split into smaller PRs)
+  # (fetchpatch' {
+  #   prUrl = "https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/292415";
+  #   title = "sway/hyprland: cross compilation fixes";
+  #   hash = "sha256-3BGZK5Plx1IJzKHv19RwcRWQ4S+cbUbsPbEzpxFEYsI=";
+  # })
 
   # (fetchpatch' {
   #   title = "nixos/slskd: allow omitting username from yaml config";