diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 3e70b33..920e2d2 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -105,16 +105,16 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1682173319,
-        "narHash": "sha256-tPhOpJJ+wrWIusvGgIB2+x6ILfDkEgQMX0BTtM5vd/4=",
+        "lastModified": 1686861615,
+        "narHash": "sha256-0cqdg/kG1BSdigD87HabM6uqoRyqs5cOuQviphdhihk=",
         "owner": "nixos",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "ee7ec1c71adc47d2e3c2d5eb0d6b8fbbd42a8d1c",
+        "rev": "e27a1b6a2ad8a5561f9d6678432966ff073a958e",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
         "owner": "nixos",
-        "ref": "release-22.11",
+        "ref": "release-23.05",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
         "type": "github"
       }
@@ -166,11 +166,11 @@
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_2"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1685233488,
-        "narHash": "sha256-jZSAYhEogHMu6ITf+9aXaNhM4EGPYP+cnF7OOXUB1os=",
+        "lastModified": 1686702661,
+        "narHash": "sha256-bLS9BvgYu1ST0LDGA1Vmw0ImnQN4CJBv1wvT9Dr3QyY=",
         "owner": "mitchellh",
         "repo": "zig-overlay",
-        "rev": "b12da37e8f786a0bd65a0551b2e5b7e96ed997e2",
+        "rev": "e0ab6b6c2599380480b8d43220b30e859b399dc9",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 81d97bf..b755d92 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   description = "zap dev shell";
 
   inputs = {
-    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/release-22.11";
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/release-23.05";
     flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
 
     # required for latest zig
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@
             pkgs.gotools
             pkgs.gopls
             pkgs.golint
+
+            pkgs.dotnet-sdk_8
+            pkgs.dotnet-runtime_8
+            pkgs.zlib
+            pkgs.icu
+            pkgs.openssl
           ];
 
           buildInputs = with pkgs; [
@@ -72,6 +78,7 @@
             # once we set SHELL to point to the interactive bash, neovim will 
             # launch the correct $SHELL in its :terminal 
             export SHELL=${pkgs.bashInteractive}/bin/bash
+            export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${pkgs.zlib.out}/lib:${pkgs.icu.out}/lib:${pkgs.openssl.out}/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
           '';
         };