diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/default.nix
index 89f6805752b7..6fd7f3e18dbf 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/default.nix
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ lib.makeExtensible (
           nix;
 
       # Read ./README.md before bumping a major release
-      stable = addFallbackPathsCheck self.nix_2_24;
+      stable = addFallbackPathsCheck self.nix_2_28;
     }
     // lib.optionalAttrs config.allowAliases (
       lib.listToAttrs (