diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/hare/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/hare/default.nix
index c04897fad1bb..121365320812 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/hare/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/hare/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { config, lib, pkgs }:
 
-lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
+lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: {
 
-  harec = callPackage ./harec { };
-  hare = callPackage ./hare { };
+  harec = pkgs.callPackage ./harec { };
+  hare = pkgs.callPackage ./hare { };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/hare/hare/disable-failing-test-cases.patch b/pkgs/development/compilers/hare/hare/000-disable-failing-test-cases.diff
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/compilers/hare/hare/disable-failing-test-cases.patch
rename to pkgs/development/compilers/hare/hare/000-disable-failing-test-cases.diff
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/hare/hare/config-template.mk b/pkgs/development/compilers/hare/hare/config-template.mk
index 1d0783b118d3..b3b0f535915a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/hare/hare/config-template.mk
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/hare/hare/config-template.mk
@@ -25,3 +25,20 @@ SCDOC = scdoc
 
 # Where to store build artifacts
 # set HARECACHE externally
+
+# Cross-compiler toolchains
+# # TODO: fixup this
+AARCH64_AS=aarch64-as
+AARCH64_AR=aarch64-ar
+AARCH64_CC=aarch64-cc
+AARCH64_LD=aarch64-ld
+
+RISCV64_AS=riscv64-as
+RISCV64_AR=riscv64-ar
+RISCV64_CC=riscv64-cc
+RISCV64_LD=riscv64-ld
+
+X86_64_AS=as
+X86_64_AR=ar
+X86_64_CC=cc
+X86_64_LD=ld
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/hare/hare/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/hare/hare/default.nix
index 2c6b8da6e342..c1d5e7800c95 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/hare/hare/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/hare/hare/default.nix
@@ -2,25 +2,30 @@
 , stdenv
 , fetchFromSourcehut
 , binutils-unwrapped
-, harec
+, harePackages
 , makeWrapper
 , qbe
 , scdoc
 , substituteAll
 }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
+let
+  inherit (harePackages) harec;
+in
+stdenv.mkDerivation (self: {
   pname = "hare";
-  version = "unstable-2022-07-30";
+  version = "unstable-2023-02-10";
 
   src = fetchFromSourcehut {
     owner = "~sircmpwn";
     repo = "hare";
-    rev = "296925c91d79362d6b8ac94e0336a38e9af0f1c9";
-    hash = "sha256-LeIUnpTMZ6vxgAy/LPm9/IMit41RgezdVESIv+gQFHc=";
+    rev = "52b3f2d0c7a85e04a79666a954101e527b7f1272";
+    hash = "sha256-/zP8LbZ113Ar06MZF1zP20LKMGko+4HcOXSntLVAQAU=";
   };
 
-  patches = [ ./disable-failing-test-cases.patch ];
+  patches = [
+    ./000-disable-failing-test-cases.diff
+  ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     binutils-unwrapped
@@ -86,12 +91,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   setupHook = ./setup-hook.sh;
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  meta = {
     homepage = "http://harelang.org/";
     description =
       "A systems programming language designed to be simple, stable, and robust";
-    license = licenses.gpl3Only;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ AndersonTorres ];
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Only;
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.AndersonTorres ];
     inherit (harec.meta) platforms badPlatforms;
+    broken = stdenv.isAarch64; # still figuring how to set cross-compiling stuff
   };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/hare/harec/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/hare/harec/default.nix
index bdc9ef56b9d1..b29f53151ae4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/hare/harec/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/hare/harec/default.nix
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@
 , qbe
 }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
+stdenv.mkDerivation (self: {
   pname = "harec";
-  version = "unstable-2022-07-02";
+  version = "unstable-2023-02-08";
 
   src = fetchFromSourcehut {
     owner = "~sircmpwn";
     repo = "harec";
-    rev = "56359312644f76941de1878d33a1a0b840be8056";
-    hash = "sha256-8SFYRJSvX8hmsHBgaLUfhLUV7d54im22ETZds1eASc4=";
+    rev = "4730fa6b835f08c44bd7991cc8b264fbc27d752b";
+    hash = "sha256-XOhZWdmkMAuXbj7svILJI3wI7RF9OAb/OE1uGel4/vE=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   doCheck = true;
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  meta = {
     homepage = "http://harelang.org/";
     description = "Bootstrapping Hare compiler written in C for POSIX systems";
-    license = licenses.gpl3Only;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ AndersonTorres ];
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Only;
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.AndersonTorres ];
     # The upstream developers do not like proprietary operating systems; see
     # https://harelang.org/platforms/
-    platforms = with platforms;
+    platforms = with lib.platforms;
       lib.intersectLists (freebsd ++ linux) (aarch64 ++ x86_64 ++ riscv64);
-    badPlatforms = with platforms; darwin;
+    badPlatforms = lib.platforms.darwin;
   };
 })