diff --git a/modules/dev/uv.nix b/modules/dev/uv.nix
index 5ae9f08..7c54069 100644
--- a/modules/dev/uv.nix
+++ b/modules/dev/uv.nix
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
 {
   home-manager.users.djai.programs.uv = {
     enable = true;
-    tool.packages = [ # NOTE: these are pinned now so keep that in mind
-      "ruff==v0.16"
-      "ipython==v9.17"
-    ];
+    # would love to use these, but it causes startup to be delayed by a whopping 9 seconds so that ain't happening
+    # tool.packages = [ "ruff" "ipython" ];
   };
 }