diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/default.nix
index c50cdbde7dd7..715eb5c5d08f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/default.nix
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ in lib.makeExtensible (self: {
     patches = [ ./patches/flaky-tests.patch ];
   };
 
-  stable = self.nix_2_9;
+  stable = self.nix_2_10;
 
   unstable = self.stable;
 })