diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index e8d3354..2c56c41 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
         nimPackages = prev.nimPackages.overrideScope' (final': prev': {
           preserves = final'.callPackage ./preserves-nim { };
           syndicate = final'.callPackage ./syndicate-nim { };
+          syndicate_utils = final'.callPackage ./syndicate_utils-nim { };
           xdg_open_ng = final'.callPackage ./xdg_open_ng { };
         });
 
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@
     packages = self.lib.mapAttrs (system: pkgs:
       with pkgs; {
         inherit preserves-tools squeak squeaker syndicate-server;
-        inherit (nimPackages) xdg_open_ng;
+        inherit (nimPackages) syndicate_utils xdg_open_ng;
         preserves-nim = nimPackages.preserves;
         preserves-py = python3Packages.preserves;
         syndicate-nim = nimPackages.syndicate;
diff --git a/syndicate-nim/default.nix b/syndicate-nim/default.nix
index 0650224..27fe8f9 100644
--- a/syndicate-nim/default.nix
+++ b/syndicate-nim/default.nix
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ let
 
 in buildNimPackage rec {
   pname = "syndicate";
-  version = "1.3.0";
+  version = "20220627";
 
   src = fetchFromGitea {
     domain = "git.syndicate-lang.org";
     owner = "ehmry";
     repo = "${pname}-nim";
-    rev = "nim-${pname}-${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-VEVwbZLr+h+kbge7B7kmDUgt4URh+Lqm3yQ2U+g61ww=";
+    rev = version;
+    hash = "sha256-o9RvXLsGK1sJzA2eshAxxD2/PznIqmBrSTh8NmZdIJU=";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ nimSHA2 preserves ];
diff --git a/syndicate_utils-nim/default.nix b/syndicate_utils-nim/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..936b02e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syndicate_utils-nim/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{ lib, buildNimPackage, fetchFromGitea, fetchFromGitHub, syndicate, libnotify }:
+
+let
+  gtk2 = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "nim-lang";
+    repo = "gtk2";
+    rev = "v1.3";
+    hash = "sha256-KPHMF2gHIwjRuslJOhbf7KU0VUwp4Oe0+63YKKOBCPk=";
+  };
+  nim-libnotify = buildNimPackage rec {
+    pname = "libnotify";
+    version = "HEAD";
+    src = fetchFromGitHub {
+      owner = "FedericoCeratto";
+      repo = "nim-${pname}";
+      rev = "c715ca5b23377a9bceba93529339526fbca11517";
+      hash = "sha256-Ifp7cV+Jxa7ZotggIkR6OT6I/f4LZ7ZBtSdfkjVtg7w=";
+    };
+    propagatedBuildInputs = [ libnotify gtk2 ];
+  };
+in buildNimPackage rec {
+  pname = "syndicate_utils";
+  version = "20220627";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitea {
+    domain = "git.syndicate-lang.org";
+    owner = "ehmry";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = version;
+    hash = "sha256-FFKDjSUECnintVyhTBoNOt+gIRQu9ydaA3uCLjSnyAE=";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ syndicate nim-libnotify ];
+  nimFlags =
+    [ "-p:${gtk2}/src/" ]; # everyone breaks the nimble rules, nim-lang included
+
+  meta = src.meta // {
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.ehmry ];
+    license = lib.licenses.unlicense;
+  };
+}