diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index f09ea9c..a97f62c 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -2,23 +2,40 @@
   "nodes": {
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1701693815,
-        "narHash": "sha256-7BkrXykVWfkn6+c1EhFA3ko4MLi3gVG0p9G96PNnKTM=",
+        "lastModified": 1708294118,
+        "narHash": "sha256-evZzmLW7qoHXf76VCepvun1esZDxHfVRFUJtumD7L2M=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "09ec6a0881e1a36c29d67497693a67a16f4da573",
+        "rev": "e0da498ad77ac8909a980f07eff060862417ccf7",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
         "owner": "NixOS",
-        "ref": "nixpkgs-unstable",
+        "ref": "nixos-23.11",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "nixpkgs-risc0-rustc": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1689249710,
+        "narHash": "sha256-HhXiQJkQNNPKUANdnvvncfYxqv/4YD5rjXktj0Yb45o=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "7f792be99dc7a8732d4d0aa23c1dacb6ccd17906",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "7f792be99dc7a8732d4d0aa23c1dacb6ccd17906",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "root": {
       "inputs": {
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
+        "nixpkgs-risc0-rustc": "nixpkgs-risc0-rustc"
       }
     }
   },
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 1722ced..f00a20d 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@
 
   inputs = {
     nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-23.11";
+    nixpkgs-risc0-rustc.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/34d8dbb93ddf91fb665b186d1c832b2d2f8e7ff7";
   };
 
-  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, ... }:
+  outputs = inputs@{ self, nixpkgs, ... }:
     let
       eachSystem = systems: f:
         let
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@
     // eachDefaultSystem (system:
       let
         pkgs = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system};
-        risc0pkgs = pkgs.recurseIntoAttrs (pkgs.callPackage ./pkgs { });
+        pkgs-risc0-rustc = inputs.nixpkgs-risc0-rustc.legacyPackages.${system};
+        risc0pkgs = pkgs-risc0-rustc.recurseIntoAttrs (pkgs-risc0-rustc.callPackage ./pkgs { });
         lib = pkgs.recurseIntoAttrs (pkgs.callPackage ./lib { pkgs = pkgs // risc0pkgs; });
       in
       {
diff --git a/pkgs/rustc0/default.nix b/pkgs/rustc0/default.nix
index 0511b53..a73e1b6 100644
--- a/pkgs/rustc0/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/rustc0/default.nix
@@ -1,86 +1,29 @@
-{ stdenv
-, autoPatchelfHook
-, fixDarwinDylibNames
-, lib
-, zlib
-, gcc
+{ rustc
+, fetchpatch
 }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "rustc0";
-  version = "v2023-08-10.1";
-  meta = with lib; {
-    homepage = "https://github.com/risc0/rust";
-    description = "risc0's Rust compiler";
-    platforms = [
-      # Platforms with host tools from
-      # https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/rustc/platform-support.html
-      "x86_64-darwin"
-      "i686-darwin"
-      "aarch64-darwin"
-      "i686-freebsd13"
-      "x86_64-freebsd13"
-      "x86_64-solaris"
-      "aarch64-linux"
-      "armv6l-linux"
-      "armv7l-linux"
-      "i686-linux"
-      "loongarch64-linux"
-      "powerpc64-linux"
-      "powerpc64le-linux"
-      "riscv64-linux"
-      "s390x-linux"
-      "x86_64-linux"
-      "aarch64-netbsd"
-      "armv7l-netbsd"
-      "i686-netbsd"
-      "powerpc-netbsd"
-      "x86_64-netbsd"
-      "i686-openbsd"
-      "x86_64-openbsd"
-      "i686-windows"
-      "x86_64-windows"
-    ];
-  };
+# How to update the risc0's rustc derivation:
+# 1. Find the latest nixpkgs revision that includes the rust version that risc0's rust is based on:
+# 1.1 Go to https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commits/master/pkgs/development/compilers/rust and grep for the version
+# 1.2 Copy the revision and update the nixpkgs-risc0-rustc input in the flake.nix, by replacing the revision hash
 
-  src =
-    if stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux
-    then
-      builtins.fetchurl
-        {
-          url = "https://github.com/risc0/rust/releases/download/test-release-2/rust-toolchain-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz";
-          sha256 = "sha256-ilCDZk+YY8lUFqdITR1w1OxBsjNVfUlYUTQDzk2/D9s=";
-        }
-    else if stdenv.hostPlatform.system == "x86_64-darwin"
-    then
-      builtins.fetchurl
-        {
-          url = "https://github.com/risc0/rust/releases/download/test-release-2/rust-toolchain-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz";
-          sha256 = "sha256:1nhnsbclpmpsakf5vz77jbhh4ak7k30frh6hp4lg6aasmvif0fp3";
-        }
-    else
-      builtins.fetchurl {
-        url = "https://github.com/risc0/rust/releases/download/test-release-2/rust-toolchain-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz";
-        sha256 = "sha256:0vvf6j14vm9n3kb39m0xdzfc7fdycwr3iqzlnyy7razgi3i5vk9l";
-      };
+# 2. Update the version attribute below.
 
-  sourceRoot = ".";
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-  ]
-  ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux autoPatchelfHook
-  ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin fixDarwinDylibNames;
-
-  buildInputs = [ zlib gcc.cc.lib ];
-
-  dontStrip = stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    runHook preInstall
-    mkdir -p $out/bin
-    cp -r lib $out/lib
-    install -m755 bin/rustc $out/bin/rustc
-    install -m755 bin/rustdoc $out/bin/rustdoc
-    runHook postInstall
-  '';
-}
+# Alternative:
+# 2. Obtain the diff file that includes all the changes that risc0's fork introduces:
+# 2.1 Go to https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/compare/master...risc0:rust:risc0
+# 2.2 Change the base repository's branch/tag to the version that risc0's release is based on
+# 2.3 Change the head repository's branch/tag to the risc0 release version
+# 2.4 Download the diff by appending `.diff` to the URL e.g. https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/compare/1.70.0...risc0:rust:v2024-01-31.1.diff
+# 2.5 Add the diff file next to this file (default.nix)
+# 2.6 Modify the diff and remove the .github/workflows/ci.yml changes
+rustc.overrideAttrs (final: prev: {
+  version = "v2024-01-31.1";
+  patches = (prev.patches or [ ]) ++ [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/compare/${prev.version}...risc0:rust:${final.version}.diff";
+      hash = "sha256-kUCb4SXq7T0vNctMfLywjvEtlEdRRQhsy3RVP+/0Wmo=";
+      excludes = [ ".github/workflows/ci.yml" ];
+    })
+  ];
+})