diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/default.nix
index 0ce59e8467bb..745a4a2abd3d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/default.nix
@@ -136,15 +136,15 @@ lib.makeExtensible (
         self_attribute_name = "nix_2_28";
       };
 
-      nixComponents_2_29 = nixDependencies.callPackage ./modular/packages.nix {
-        version = "2.29.1";
+      nixComponents_2_29 = nixDependencies.callPackage ./modular/packages.nix rec {
+        version = "2.29.2";
         inherit maintainers teams;
         otherSplices = generateSplicesForNixComponents "nixComponents_2_29";
         src = fetchFromGitHub {
           owner = "NixOS";
           repo = "nix";
-          rev = "2.29.1";
-          hash = "sha256-rCL3l4t20jtMeNjCq6fMaTzWvBKgj+qw1zglLrniRfY=";
+          tag = version;
+          hash = "sha256-50p2sG2RFuRnlS1/Vr5et0Rt+QDgfpNE2C2WWRztnbQ=";
         };
       };