diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/language-servers/nil/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ni/nil/package.nix
similarity index 80%
rename from pkgs/development/tools/language-servers/nil/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ni/nil/package.nix
index e62f445aa5ba..71ee69ac6199 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/language-servers/nil/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ni/nil/package.nix
@@ -2,19 +2,19 @@
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "nil";
-  version = "2023-08-09";
+  version = "2024-08-06";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "oxalica";
     repo = pname;
     rev = version;
-    hash = "sha256-fZ8KfBMcIFO/R7xaWtB85SFeuUjb9SCH8fxYBnY8068=";
+    hash = "sha256-DqsN/VkYVr4M0PVRQKXPPOTaind5miYZURIYqM4MxYM=";
   };
 
-  cargoHash = "sha256-lyKPmzuZB9rCBI9JxhxlyDtNHLia8FXGnSgV+D/dwgo=";
+  cargoHash = "sha256-E4wmVunaX5SeBlXaLEpzMZ+IY0YVeJ1NORPo9msHr6M=";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
-    (lib.getBin nixVersions.nix_2_23)
+    (lib.getBin nixVersions.latest)
   ];
 
   env.CFG_RELEASE = version;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index afa46ce184fd..fcc9529689b3 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -17411,8 +17411,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   neocmakelsp = callPackage ../development/tools/language-servers/neocmakelsp { };
 
-  nil = callPackage ../development/tools/language-servers/nil { };
-
   inherit (callPackages ../development/tools/language-servers/nixd {
     llvmPackages = llvmPackages_16;
     nix = nixVersions.nix_2_19;