diff --git a/common/packages.nix b/common/packages.nix
index 2dce963..0a2852d 100644
--- a/common/packages.nix
+++ b/common/packages.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@
 {
   # take overlays from flake
   nixpkgs.overlays = lib.attrValues config.inputInjection.flake-inputs.self.overlays;
+  nixpkgs.config.permittedInsecurePackages = [
+    # (temporarily) permit the usage of libolm
+    "olm-3.2.16"
+    "electron-27.3.11"  # logseq
+  ];
+
   # List packages installed in system profile.
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
     wget
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 8ebc79a..67658b5 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1720042825,
-        "narHash": "sha256-A0vrUB6x82/jvf17qPCpxaM+ulJnD8YZwH9Ci0BsAzE=",
+        "lastModified": 1725703823,
+        "narHash": "sha256-tDgM4d8mLK0Hd6YMB2w1BqMto1XBXADOzPEaLl10VI4=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "home-manager",
-        "rev": "e1391fb22e18a36f57e6999c7a9f966dc80ac073",
+        "rev": "208df2e558b73b6a1f0faec98493cb59a25f62ba",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -194,11 +194,11 @@
     },
     "nixos-hardware": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1724878143,
-        "narHash": "sha256-UjpKo92iZ25M05kgSOw/Ti6VZwpgdlOa73zHj8OcaDk=",
+        "lastModified": 1725716377,
+        "narHash": "sha256-7NzW9O/cAw7iWzRfh7Oo/SuSudL4a1YTKS6yoh3tMck=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixos-hardware",
-        "rev": "95c3dfe6ef2e96ddc1ccdd7194e3cda02ca9a8ef",
+        "rev": "04a1cda0c1725094a4db703cccbb956b7558f5a6",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -210,11 +210,11 @@
     },
     "nixos-unstable": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1725103162,
-        "narHash": "sha256-Ym04C5+qovuQDYL/rKWSR+WESseQBbNAe5DsXNx5trY=",
+        "lastModified": 1725634671,
+        "narHash": "sha256-v3rIhsJBOMLR8e/RNWxr828tB+WywYIoajrZKFM+0Gg=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "12228ff1752d7b7624a54e9c1af4b222b3c1073b",
+        "rev": "574d1eac1c200690e27b8eb4e24887f8df7ac27c",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -258,11 +258,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs_2": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1725001927,
-        "narHash": "sha256-eV+63gK0Mp7ygCR0Oy4yIYSNcum2VQwnZamHxYTNi+M=",
+        "lastModified": 1725407940,
+        "narHash": "sha256-tiN5Rlg/jiY0tyky+soJZoRzLKbPyIdlQ77xVgREDNM=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "6e99f2a27d600612004fbd2c3282d614bfee6421",
+        "rev": "6f6c45b5134a8ee2e465164811e451dcb5ad86e3",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -274,11 +274,11 @@
     },
     "nur": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1725295398,
-        "narHash": "sha256-Bhv3+i6L0+wo+y4gO/URERZg69Y7MUJiPWXDly1NUyU=",
+        "lastModified": 1725720394,
+        "narHash": "sha256-DMNkkUAI1bpRCaLYs+RR8+DFqfOh0ScBn/jjCQ3P0e4=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "NUR",
-        "rev": "1a44c52a2f9d5512d6f98d4cd79bd933a6501006",
+        "rev": "63fc93a575265d2764ad65817e0415c24cfc8801",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/home/modules/packages.nix b/home/modules/packages.nix
index 9ce8eef..70cf89c 100644
--- a/home/modules/packages.nix
+++ b/home/modules/packages.nix
@@ -255,6 +255,12 @@ in
 
     nixpkgs.overlays = import ../overlays.nix;
     nixpkgs.config = {
+
+      permittedInsecurePackages = [
+        "electron-27.3.11"  # logseq
+        # (temporarily) permit the usage of libolm
+        "olm-3.2.16"
+      ];
       clementine.spotify = false;
       vim = {
         gui = "gtk3";