diff --git a/.github/workflows/nix.yml b/.github/workflows/nix.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2670e7b9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/nix.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+name: 📦 Nix Build
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ '**' ]
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  run-checks:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+    steps:
+      - name: Install Protoc
+        uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v1
+        with:
+          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Checkout Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Install Nix
+        uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@v4
+
+      - name: Cache Magic
+        uses: DeterminateSystems/magic-nix-cache-action@v2
+
+      - name: Check Nix flake inputs
+        uses: DeterminateSystems/flake-checker-action@v5
+        with:
+          ignore-missing-flake-lock: false
+          fail-mode: true
+
+      - name: Nix Build
+        run: |
+          nix develop --show-trace -c irust --version
+          nix develop --show-trace -c rustc --version
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index f70e21f95..9c04b48da 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 {
   "nodes": {
+    "flake-compat": {
+      "flake": false,
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1673956053,
+        "narHash": "sha256-4gtG9iQuiKITOjNQQeQIpoIB6b16fm+504Ch3sNKLd8=",
+        "owner": "edolstra",
+        "repo": "flake-compat",
+        "rev": "35bb57c0c8d8b62bbfd284272c928ceb64ddbde9",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "edolstra",
+        "repo": "flake-compat",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "flake-utils": {
       "inputs": {
         "systems": "systems"
@@ -20,11 +36,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1688465017,
-        "narHash": "sha256-xzFcCnzPOgQaX7Acprfqo+tqHJ2UKWC38pXrcqvdXHU=",
+        "lastModified": 1688523306,
+        "narHash": "sha256-xcJHmwlw0w05D/c8oPX6COxVLYNbu6lXF2mIV7dFGkc=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "0d5682acc109add20f70440269587a1b169cc2fe",
+        "rev": "023b1df882979a413a3f7e2009424db30d51a0fe",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -36,6 +52,7 @@
     },
     "root": {
       "inputs": {
+        "flake-compat": "flake-compat",
         "flake-utils": "flake-utils",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
         "rust-overlay": "rust-overlay"
@@ -51,11 +68,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1688438033,
-        "narHash": "sha256-wOmpZis06pVKTR+5meGwhrW10/buf98lnA26uQLaqek=",
+        "lastModified": 1688524421,
+        "narHash": "sha256-EFauqXKKjbJKPWv3kbzl1lm1GnXl0+DBK4RcLuFndZQ=",
         "owner": "oxalica",
         "repo": "rust-overlay",
-        "rev": "c3e43223dece545cfe06ddd92fd782adc73d56c3",
+        "rev": "ab050286f18ea354bfe7a49ca8ddcbd633cae1ca",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index ee823f62d..5083851e8 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
     # we leverage unstable due to wasm-tools/wasm updates
     nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
     flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
+
+    flake-compat = {
+      url = "github:edolstra/flake-compat";
+      flake = false;
+    };
+
     rust-overlay = {
       url = "github:oxalica/rust-overlay";
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
@@ -15,6 +21,7 @@
   outputs = {
     self,
     nixpkgs,
+    flake-compat,
     flake-utils,
     rust-overlay,
   } @ inputs:
@@ -193,6 +200,7 @@
               darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.CoreFoundation
               darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.Foundation
             ];
+          NIX_PATH = "nixpkgs=" + pkgs.path;
           RUST_BACKTRACE = 1;
 
           shellHook = ''