diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e5cfbcf7..5a73142f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,14 @@ the following:
 ```nix
 {
   description = "NixOS configuration with flakes";
-  inputs.nixos-hardware.url = "github:NixOS/nixos-hardware/master";
+
+  inputs = {
+    nixpkgs.url = "https://channels.nixos.org/nixos-unstable/nixexprs.tar.xz";
+    nixos-hardware = {
+      url = "github:NixOS/nixos-hardware";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    };
+  };
 
   outputs = { self, nixpkgs, nixos-hardware }: {
     # replace <your-hostname> with your actual hostname
diff --git a/asus/zenbook/ux535/README.md b/asus/zenbook/ux535/README.md
index ca24e939..06b2e4ac 100644
--- a/asus/zenbook/ux535/README.md
+++ b/asus/zenbook/ux535/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Configuration for the ScreenPad is unable to be provided here at this time, due
   inputs = {
 
     nixpkgs = {
-      url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+      url = "https://channels.nixos.org/nixos-unstable/nixexprs.tar.xz";
     };
 
     screenpad-driver={
diff --git a/hardkernel/odroid-m1/README.md b/hardkernel/odroid-m1/README.md
index cb94bd9c..a0a38d1a 100644
--- a/hardkernel/odroid-m1/README.md
+++ b/hardkernel/odroid-m1/README.md
@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@ To create an initial SD card image for installation:
 # flake.nix
 {
   inputs = {
-    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
-    nixos-hardware.url = "github:nixos/nixos-hardware/master";
+    nixpkgs.url = "https://channels.nixos.org/nixos-unstable/nixexprs.tar.xz";
+    nixos-hardware = {
+      url = "github:NixOS/nixos-hardware";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    };
   };
   outputs = { self, nixpkgs, nixos-hardware }: rec {
     nixosConfigurations.m1 = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
@@ -80,8 +83,11 @@ flake:
 # flake.nix
 {
   inputs = {
-    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
-    nixos-hardware.url = "github:nixos/nixos-hardware/master";
+    nixpkgs.url = "https://channels.nixos.org/nixos-unstable/nixexprs.tar.xz";
+    nixos-hardware = {
+      url = "github:NixOS/nixos-hardware";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    };
   };
   outputs = { nixpkgs, nixos-hardware, ... }: {
     nixosConfigurations.m1 = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
diff --git a/milkv/pioneer/README.md b/milkv/pioneer/README.md
index 625c9994..58d8f1c8 100644
--- a/milkv/pioneer/README.md
+++ b/milkv/pioneer/README.md
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ Create and customize a `flake.nix` file:
 ```nix
 {
   inputs = {
-    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
-    nixos-hardware.url = "github:nixos/nixos-hardware";
+    nixpkgs.url = "https://channels.nixos.org/nixos-unstable/nixexprs.tar.xz";
+    nixos-hardware = {
+      url = "github:NixOS/nixos-hardware";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    };
   };
 
   outputs = { nixpkgs, nixos-hardware, ... }:
diff --git a/mnt/reform/rk3588/README.md b/mnt/reform/rk3588/README.md
index ec6da6b6..125a077f 100644
--- a/mnt/reform/rk3588/README.md
+++ b/mnt/reform/rk3588/README.md
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@
 Create and configure the `flake.nix` file:
 ``` nix
 {
-  inputs.nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
-  inputs.nixos-hardware.url = "github:nixos/nixos-hardware";
+  inputs.nixpkgs.url = "https://channels.nixos.org/nixos-unstable/nixexprs.tar.xz";
+  inputs.nixos-hardware = {
+    url = "github:NixOS/nixos-hardware";
+    inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+  };
   inputs.flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
 
   outputs = { self, nixpkgs, nixos-hardware, flake-utils, ... }:
diff --git a/pine64/star64/README.md b/pine64/star64/README.md
index f74da945..75402d03 100644
--- a/pine64/star64/README.md
+++ b/pine64/star64/README.md
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ Create and configure the `flake.nix` file:
 
 ``` nix
 {
-  inputs.nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
-  inputs.nixos-hardware.url = "github:nixos/nixos-hardware";
+  inputs.nixpkgs.url = "https://channels.nixos.org/nixos-unstable/nixexprs.tar.xz";
+  inputs.nixos-hardware = {
+    url = "github:NixOS/nixos-hardware";
+    inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+  };
 
 
   outputs = { self, nixpkgs, nixos-hardware, ... }:
diff --git a/radxa/README.md b/radxa/README.md
index 484f2b3f..41503544 100644
--- a/radxa/README.md
+++ b/radxa/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ Below is an annoated flake example to create the initial boot image.
     disko.url = "github:nix-community/disko";
     disko.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
     nixos-hardware.url = "github:NixOS/nixos-hardware";
-    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-24.11";
+    nixos-hardware.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    nixpkgs.url = "https://channels.nixos.org/nixos-unstable/nixexprs.tar.xz";
     nixpkgs-unfree.url = "github:numtide/nixpkgs-unfree/nixos-unstable";
   };
 
diff --git a/starfive/visionfive/v2/README.md b/starfive/visionfive/v2/README.md
index 6ceb59bb..98c0167e 100644
--- a/starfive/visionfive/v2/README.md
+++ b/starfive/visionfive/v2/README.md
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@
 Create and configure the `flake.nix` file:
 ``` nix
 {
-  inputs.nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
-  inputs.nixos-hardware.url = "github:nixos/nixos-hardware";
+  inputs.nixpkgs.url = "https://channels.nixos.org/nixos-unstable/nixexprs.tar.xz";
+  inputs.nixos-hardware = {
+    url = "github:NixOS/nixos-hardware";
+    inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+  };
 
   # Some dependencies of this flake are not yet available on non linux systems
   inputs.systems.url = "github:nix-systems/x86_64-linux";
diff --git a/tests/flake.nix b/tests/flake.nix
index 1d192b96..6300a3ab 100644
--- a/tests/flake.nix
+++ b/tests/flake.nix
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   description = "Private dev inputs for nixos-hardware";
 
   inputs = {
-    nixos-unstable-small.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable-small";
-    nixos-stable.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-25.11";
+    nixos-unstable-small.url = "https://channels.nixos.org/nixos-unstable-small/nixexprs.tar.xz";
+    nixos-stable.url = "https://channels.nixos.org/nixos-25.11/nixexprs.tar.xz";
     treefmt-nix.url = "github:numtide/treefmt-nix";
     treefmt-nix.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixos-unstable-small";
   };