diff --git a/.github/workflows/update.yml b/.github/workflows/update.yml
index c29e0233..31c75141 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update.yml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ jobs:
           root_nixpkgs=$(nix eval --raw --file . 'inputs.nixpkgs.rev')
           old=$(git show --no-patch --format=%h)
           nix flake update --commit-lock-file \
-              --override-input nixpkgs "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/$root_nixpkgs" \
+              --override-input 'dev-nixpkgs' "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/$root_nixpkgs" \
               --flake './flake/dev'
           new=$(git show --no-patch --format=%h)
           if [ "$old" != "$new" ]; then
diff --git a/flake/dev/flake.nix b/flake/dev/flake.nix
index dd213905..3390398c 100644
--- a/flake/dev/flake.nix
+++ b/flake/dev/flake.nix
@@ -2,33 +2,36 @@
   description = "Private inputs for development purposes. These are used by the top level flake in the `dev` partition, but do not appear in consumers' lock files.";
 
   inputs = {
-    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
+    # NOTE: Use a different name to the root flake's inputs.nixpkgs to avoid shadowing it.
+    # NOTE: The only reason we specify a nixpkgs input at all here, is so the other inputs can follow it.
+    # TODO: Once nix 2.26 is more prevalent, follow the root flake's inputs using a "path:../.." input.
+    dev-nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
 
     home-manager = {
       url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
-      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "dev-nixpkgs";
     };
 
     nix-darwin = {
       url = "github:lnl7/nix-darwin";
-      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "dev-nixpkgs";
     };
 
     devshell = {
       url = "github:numtide/devshell";
-      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "dev-nixpkgs";
     };
 
     treefmt-nix = {
       url = "github:numtide/treefmt-nix";
-      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "dev-nixpkgs";
     };
 
     flake-compat.url = "https://flakehub.com/f/edolstra/flake-compat/1.tar.gz";
 
     git-hooks = {
       url = "github:cachix/git-hooks.nix";
-      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "dev-nixpkgs";
       inputs.flake-compat.follows = "flake-compat";
     };
   };