diff --git a/.github/workflows/cachix.yaml b/.github/workflows/cachix.yaml
index c14e1ea..ee0f60a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cachix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cachix.yaml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         name:
+        - ansel
         - grafanaDashboards/nginx
         - grafanaDashboards/node-exporter
         - kaleidoscope-udev-rules
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 6c45879..6f16111 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -125,11 +125,11 @@
     },
     "nixos-hardware": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1724878143,
-        "narHash": "sha256-UjpKo92iZ25M05kgSOw/Ti6VZwpgdlOa73zHj8OcaDk=",
+        "lastModified": 1723310128,
+        "narHash": "sha256-IiH8jG6PpR4h9TxSGMYh+2/gQiJW9MwehFvheSb5rPc=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixos-hardware",
-        "rev": "95c3dfe6ef2e96ddc1ccdd7194e3cda02ca9a8ef",
+        "rev": "c54cf53e022b0b3c1d3b8207aa0f9b194c24f0cf",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -189,11 +189,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs_3": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1725001927,
-        "narHash": "sha256-eV+63gK0Mp7ygCR0Oy4yIYSNcum2VQwnZamHxYTNi+M=",
+        "lastModified": 1723400035,
+        "narHash": "sha256-WoKZDlBEdMhP+hjquBAh0BhUJbcH2+U8g2mHOr1mv8I=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "6e99f2a27d600612004fbd2c3282d614bfee6421",
+        "rev": "a731b45590a5169542990c36ffcde6cebd9a3356",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/hosts/talos/home.nix b/hosts/talos/home.nix
index f445684..0f547f1 100644
--- a/hosts/talos/home.nix
+++ b/hosts/talos/home.nix
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@
     home.packages = builtins.attrValues {
       inherit
         (pkgs)
-        ansel
         chromium # some websites only work there :(
         zotero
         ;
 
       inherit
         (pkgs.packages)
+        ansel
         spot
         ;
     };
diff --git a/pkgs/ansel/default.nix b/pkgs/ansel/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43f5998
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/ansel/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+{
+  cmake,
+  colord,
+  colord-gtk,
+  curl,
+  dav1d,
+  desktop-file-utils,
+  exiftool,
+  exiv2,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  glib,
+  gmic,
+  graphicsmagick,
+  gtk3,
+  icu,
+  intltool,
+  isocodes,
+  jasper,
+  json-glib,
+  lcms,
+  lensfun,
+  lib,
+  libXdmcp,
+  libXtst,
+  libaom,
+  libavif,
+  libdatrie,
+  libde265,
+  libepoxy,
+  libffi,
+  libgcrypt,
+  libgpg-error,
+  libheif,
+  libjpeg,
+  libpsl,
+  librsvg,
+  libsecret,
+  libselinux,
+  libsepol,
+  libsoup,
+  libsysprof-capture,
+  libthai,
+  libwebp,
+  libxkbcommon,
+  libxml2,
+  libxslt,
+  llvmPackages,
+  openexr_3,
+  openjpeg,
+  osm-gps-map,
+  pcre,
+  pcre2,
+  perlPackages,
+  pkg-config,
+  pugixml,
+  python3Packages,
+  rav1e,
+  sqlite,
+  stdenv,
+  util-linux,
+  wrapGAppsHook,
+  x265,
+}:
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  pname = "ansel";
+  version = "unstable-2024-01-05";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "aurelienpierreeng";
+    repo = "ansel";
+    rev = "e2c4a0a60cd80f741dd3d3c6ab72be9ac11234fb";
+    hash = "sha256-Kg020MHy9fn1drCk+66f25twqczvD/5evutDODqOjYM=";
+    fetchSubmodules = true;
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    cmake
+    desktop-file-utils
+    exiftool
+    intltool
+    libxml2
+    llvmPackages.clang
+    llvmPackages.llvm
+    pkg-config
+    perlPackages.perl
+    python3Packages.jsonschema
+    wrapGAppsHook
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    colord
+    colord-gtk
+    curl
+    dav1d
+    exiv2
+    json-glib
+    glib
+    gmic
+    graphicsmagick
+    gtk3
+    icu
+    isocodes
+    jasper
+    lcms
+    lensfun
+    libaom
+    libavif
+    libdatrie
+    libde265
+    libepoxy
+    libffi
+    libgcrypt
+    libgpg-error
+    libheif
+    libjpeg
+    libpsl
+    librsvg
+    libsecret
+    libselinux
+    libsepol
+    libsoup
+    libsysprof-capture
+    libthai
+    libwebp
+    libXdmcp
+    libxkbcommon
+    libxslt
+    libXtst
+    openexr_3
+    openjpeg
+    osm-gps-map
+    pcre
+    pcre2
+    perlPackages.Po4a
+    pugixml
+    rav1e
+    sqlite
+    util-linux
+    x265
+  ];
+
+  preFixup = ''
+    gappsWrapperArgs+=(
+      --prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH ":" "$out/lib/ansel"
+    )
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "A darktable fork minus the bloat plus some design vision";
+    homepage = "https://ansel.photos/";
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
+    mainProgram = "ansel";
+    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/default.nix b/pkgs/default.nix
index 19307a1..fc7fdd0 100644
--- a/pkgs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {pkgs}: {
+  ansel = pkgs.callPackage ./ansel {};
   sddm-sugar-candy = pkgs.callPackage ./sddm-sugar-candy {};
   kaleidoscope-udev-rules = pkgs.callPackage ./kaleidoscope-udev-rules {};
   grafanaDashboards = pkgs.recurseIntoAttrs (pkgs.callPackage ./grafana-dashboards {});