diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 5b4ca64..a96afae 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
   "nodes": {
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1661353537,
-        "narHash": "sha256-1E2IGPajOsrkR49mM5h55OtYnU0dGyre6gl60NXKITE=",
+        "lastModified": 1717399147,
+        "narHash": "sha256-eCWaE/q1VItpFAxxLVt171MdtDcjEnwi6QB/yuF73JU=",
         "owner": "nixos",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "0e304ff0d9db453a4b230e9386418fd974d5804a",
+        "rev": "4a4ecb0ab415c9fccfb005567a215e6a9564cdf5",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index f647fbc..03d44c6 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -23,11 +23,15 @@
       legacyPackages = pkgsForSystem system;
       packages = utils.lib.flattenTree {
         inherit (legacyPackages) devShell nix-template;
+        default = legacyPackages.nix-template;
       };
-      defaultPackage = packages.nix-template;
       apps.nix-template = utils.lib.mkApp { drv = packages.nix-template; };  # use as `nix run <mypkg>`
       hydraJobs = { inherit (legacyPackages) nix-template; };
       checks = { inherit (legacyPackages) nix-template; };              # items to be ran as part of `nix flake check`
+      devShells.default = with legacyPackages; mkShell {
+        nativeBuildInputs = [ rustc cargo clippy pkg-config ];
+        buildInputs = [ openssl ];
+      };
   }) // {
     # non-system suffixed items should go here
     overlays.default = localOverlay;
diff --git a/nix/nix-template.nix b/nix/nix-template.nix
index 6ee1417..7b139ac 100644
--- a/nix/nix-template.nix
+++ b/nix/nix-template.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
    buildInputs = [ openssl ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.Security ];
 
    doCheck = true;
-   checkInputs = [ clippy ];
+   nativeCheckInputs = [ clippy ];
    postCheck = ''
      cargo clippy
    '';