diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/bqn/cbqn/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/bqn/cbqn/default.nix
index 0426a72c81aa..f45dda4088fa 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/bqn/cbqn/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/bqn/cbqn/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 , genBytecode ? false
 , bqn-path ? null
 , mbqn-source ? null
+, libffi
 }:
 
 let
@@ -11,23 +12,27 @@ let
     name = "cbqn-bytecode-files";
     owner = "dzaima";
     repo = "CBQN";
-    rev = "c39653c898531a2cdbf4cc5c764df6e37b1894a4";
-    hash = "sha256-JCEmkwh5Rv5+NQoxvefSrYnayU892/Wam+gjMgcQmO0=";
+    rev = "3df8ae563a626ff7ae0683643092f0c3bc2481e5";
+    hash = "sha256:0rh9qp1bdm9aa77l0kn9n4jdy08gl6l7898lncskxiq9id6xvyb8";
   };
 in
 assert genBytecode -> ((bqn-path != null) && (mbqn-source != null));
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "cbqn" + lib.optionalString (!genBytecode) "-standalone";
-  version = "0.pre+date=2022-05-06";
+  version = "0.pre+date=2022-10-04";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "dzaima";
     repo = "CBQN";
-    rev = "3496a939b670f8c9ca2a04927378d6b7e9abd68e";
-    hash = "sha256-P+PoY4XF9oEw7VIpmybvPp+jxWHEo2zt1Lamayf1mHg=";
+    rev = "abcb575a537712763e9e53b6cb0eb415346b00e6";
+    hash = "sha256:05gqw2ppcykv36ji8mkp8mq502q84vk9algp9c2d3z495xqy8rn6";
   };
 
+  buildInputs = [
+    libffi
+  ];
+
   dontConfigure = true;
 
   postPatch = ''
@@ -44,8 +49,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '' + (if genBytecode then ''
     ${bqn-path} genRuntime ${mbqn-source}
   '' else ''
-    cp ${cbqn-bytecode-files}/src/gen/{compiles,formatter,runtime0,runtime1,src} src/gen/
-  '');
+    cp ${cbqn-bytecode-files}/src/gen/{compiles,explain,formatter,runtime0,runtime1,src} src/gen/
+  '')
+  # Need to adjust ld flags for darwin manually
+  # https://github.com/dzaima/CBQN/issues/26
+  + lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin ''
+    makeFlagsArray+=(LD_LIBS="-ldl -lffi")
+  '';
 
   installPhase = ''
      runHook preInstall
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/bqn/mlochbaum-bqn/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/bqn/mlochbaum-bqn/default.nix
index fbb5b458d08b..83d4a08e33dc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/bqn/mlochbaum-bqn/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/bqn/mlochbaum-bqn/default.nix
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 
 stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "bqn";
-  version = "0.pre+date=2021-12-13";
+  version = "0.pre+date=2022-10-03";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "mlochbaum";
     repo = "BQN";
-    rev = "2c2e86e10ff963a6aefa14f76fd8833ce3c9157c";
-    hash = "sha256-iAlDXGlHTeI6+r/QKFiBHhj5A+FgUy7JFrCpAwpyVQU=";
+    rev = "1518205cceeb1fef27c584d24e92b189ffd234f4";
+    hash = "sha256:1pyk331ymbs2fv9jxmbv28yvk9mr2mcni1dsja6fzkk1jrd767hy";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index a2606b396279..e3b79c211b9c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -15197,22 +15197,35 @@ with pkgs;
 
   # Below, the classic self-bootstrapping process
   cbqn-bootstrap = lib.dontRecurseIntoAttrs {
+    # Use clang to compile CBQN if we aren't already.
+    # CBQN's upstream primarily targets and tests clang which means using gcc
+    # will result in slower binaries and on some platforms failing/broken builds.
+    # See https://github.com/dzaima/CBQN/issues/12.
+    #
+    # Known issues:
+    #
+    # * CBQN using gcc is broken at runtime on i686 due to
+    #   https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=58416,
+    # * CBQN uses some CPP macros gcc doesn't like for aarch64.
+    stdenv = if !stdenv.cc.isClang then clangStdenv else stdenv;
+
     mbqn-source = buildPackages.mbqn.src;
 
     phase0 = callPackage ../development/interpreters/bqn/cbqn {
+      inherit (cbqn-bootstrap) stdenv;
       genBytecode = false;
       bqn-path = null;
       mbqn-source = null;
     };
 
     phase1 = callPackage ../development/interpreters/bqn/cbqn {
-      inherit (cbqn-bootstrap) mbqn-source;
+      inherit (cbqn-bootstrap) mbqn-source stdenv;
       genBytecode = true;
       bqn-path = "${buildPackages.cbqn-bootstrap.phase0}/bin/cbqn";
     };
 
     phase2 = callPackage ../development/interpreters/bqn/cbqn {
-      inherit (cbqn-bootstrap) mbqn-source;
+      inherit (cbqn-bootstrap) mbqn-source stdenv;
       genBytecode = true;
       bqn-path = "${buildPackages.cbqn-bootstrap.phase1}/bin/cbqn";
     };