diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index d92c70b..b1f8af8 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -484,11 +484,11 @@
         "treefmt-nix": "treefmt-nix"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1749246388,
-        "narHash": "sha256-Dwwn4G27Tb3ErlErOThqXI+bIJ3usoHogzmFE20XgBw=",
+        "lastModified": 1749272342,
+        "narHash": "sha256-EGEAvVv3wp+dWeagxePwVNpMTx+dmR//VlZB4vWu2oA=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "NUR",
-        "rev": "b867f29b2dd10e29477a15aebc4c3f6354ca723d",
+        "rev": "aff4128eb3e712d2a592faacc883f3b0ea86c9fd",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/home/scripts/nixupdate b/home/scripts/nixupdate
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f1d93c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/scripts/nixupdate
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# NixOS update and rebuild script
+#
+# original by 0atman: https://gist.github.com/0atman/1a5133b842f929ba4c1e195ee67599d5
+
+set -e
+
+pushd ~/nix-config
+
+nix flake update
+
+if git diff --quiet; then
+    echo "No changes detected, exiting."
+    popd
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+alejandra . &>/dev/null \
+    || ( alejandra . ; echo "formatting failed!" && exit 1)
+
+git diff -U0
+
+echo "NixOS rebuilding..."
+
+sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake . &>nixos-switch.log \
+    || (cat nixos-switch.log | grep --color error && exit 1)
+
+current=$(nixos-rebuild list-generations | grep current)
+
+git commit -am "$current"
+
+popd
+
+notify-send -e "NixOS Rebuilt OK!" --icon=software-update-available
\ No newline at end of file