diff --git a/boxes/desktop/configuration.nix b/boxes/desktop/configuration.nix
index 1c81769..79cbe38 100644
--- a/boxes/desktop/configuration.nix
+++ b/boxes/desktop/configuration.nix
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ in
   };
   # Use the systemd-boot EFI boot loader.
   boot.loader.grub.device = "nodev";
-  boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_testing;
+  boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;
   boot.loader.grub.efiSupport = true;
   boot.loader.grub.useOSProber = true;
   boot.loader.grub.efiInstallAsRemovable = true;
diff --git a/common/pinned.nix b/common/pinned.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33e52d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/pinned.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# https://lazamar.co.uk/nix-versions/
+{}:
+let 
+    # 1.89.1
+    vsc_pkgs = import (builtins.fetchTarball {
+        url = "https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/0c19708cf035f50d28eb4b2b8e7a79d4dc52f6bb.tar.gz";
+    }) {};
+in {
+    vscode = vsc_pkgs.vscode;
+}
diff --git a/common/pkgs.nix b/common/pkgs.nix
index a46a0f6..f46dd73 100644
--- a/common/pkgs.nix
+++ b/common/pkgs.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { pkgs, config }:
 let
   cpkg = import ../customPackages { inherit pkgs; };
+  pinned = import ./pinned {};
 in
 {
   dev = with pkgs;[
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ in
     nodejs_22
   ];
   gui = with pkgs;[
+    pinned.vscode
     teamviewer
     davinci-resolve
     warp-terminal
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ in
     google-chrome
     bitwarden
     nerdfonts
-    vscodium
+    # vscodium
     kitty
     rofi
     thunderbird
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 386cdcb..b8ca30e 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1725180166,
-        "narHash": "sha256-fzssXuGR/mCeGbzM1ExaTqDz7QDGta3WA4jJsZyRruo=",
+        "lastModified": 1726611136,
+        "narHash": "sha256-H3XQ8DHc/wtEcztf34IzWW7CPk7RZHTdB6PZd++0yt8=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "home-manager",
-        "rev": "471e3eb0a114265bcd62d11d58ba8d3421ee68eb",
+        "rev": "4974dfb26e1c84d22bfdf943d41a33c9e51209a8",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1725765290,
-        "narHash": "sha256-hwX53i24KyWzp2nWpQsn8lfGQNCP0JoW/bvQmcR1DPY=",
+        "lastModified": 1726449931,
+        "narHash": "sha256-1AX7MyYzP7sNgZiGF8jwehCCI75y2kBGwACeryJs+yE=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "nix-index-database",
-        "rev": "642275444c5a9defce57219c944b3179bf2adaa9",
+        "rev": "c1b0fa0bec5478185eae2fd3f39b9e906fc83995",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1725298871,
-        "narHash": "sha256-+3GjkgCQ41dPiTc8egAs1vznQsj4w1+xE7RrDyXohLM=",
+        "lastModified": 1726477654,
+        "narHash": "sha256-nE34QJfnkLZyZIVOXd73iICyvYROVSOo4h7pVRs0mqg=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "nixos-wsl",
-        "rev": "e3328f01dcb99241ac5ae69d9ace84512acca340",
+        "rev": "20630a560fa658b1f4fc16e6ef2b6b3d6f8539f5",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1724316499,
-        "narHash": "sha256-Qb9MhKBUTCfWg/wqqaxt89Xfi6qTD3XpTzQ9eXi3JmE=",
+        "lastModified": 1726320982,
+        "narHash": "sha256-RuVXUwcYwaUeks6h3OLrEmg14z9aFXdWppTWPMTwdQw=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "797f7dc49e0bc7fab4b57c021cdf68f595e47841",
+        "rev": "8f7492cce28977fbf8bd12c72af08b1f6c7c3e49",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs-stable": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1721524707,
-        "narHash": "sha256-5NctRsoE54N86nWd0psae70YSLfrOek3Kv1e8KoXe/0=",
+        "lastModified": 1725762081,
+        "narHash": "sha256-vNv+aJUW5/YurRy1ocfvs4q/48yVESwlC/yHzjkZSP8=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "556533a23879fc7e5f98dd2e0b31a6911a213171",
+        "rev": "dc454045f5b5d814e5862a6d057e7bb5c29edc05",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -128,11 +128,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs_2": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1725103162,
-        "narHash": "sha256-Ym04C5+qovuQDYL/rKWSR+WESseQBbNAe5DsXNx5trY=",
+        "lastModified": 1726463316,
+        "narHash": "sha256-gI9kkaH0ZjakJOKrdjaI/VbaMEo9qBbSUl93DnU7f4c=",
         "owner": "nixos",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "12228ff1752d7b7624a54e9c1af4b222b3c1073b",
+        "rev": "99dc8785f6a0adac95f5e2ab05cc2e1bf666d172",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -144,11 +144,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs_3": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1721466660,
-        "narHash": "sha256-pFSxgSZqZ3h+5Du0KvEL1ccDZBwu4zvOil1zzrPNb3c=",
+        "lastModified": 1725534445,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Yd0FK9SkWy+ZPuNqUgmVPXokxDgMJoGuNpMEtkfcf84=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "6e14bbce7bea6c4efd7adfa88a40dac750d80100",
+        "rev": "9bb1e7571aadf31ddb4af77fc64b2d59580f9a39",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -173,11 +173,11 @@
         "nixpkgs-stable": "nixpkgs-stable"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1725201042,
-        "narHash": "sha256-lj5pxOwidP0W//E7IvyhbhXrnEUW99I07+QpERnzTS4=",
+        "lastModified": 1726524647,
+        "narHash": "sha256-qis6BtOOBBEAfUl7FMHqqTwRLB61OL5OFzIsOmRz2J4=",
         "owner": "Mic92",
         "repo": "sops-nix",
-        "rev": "5db5921e40ae382d6716dce591ea23b0a39d96f7",
+        "rev": "e2d404a7ea599a013189aa42947f66cede0645c8",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {