diff --git a/modules/backport.nix b/modules/backport.nix
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--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+let
+
+  brave = (final: prev: {
+    brave =
+      let
+        # updates to the newer version before it hits the channels
+        version = "1";
+        hash = "";
+      in
+      if
+        prev.lib.versionAtLeast prev.brave.version version
+      then
+        prev.brave
+      else
+        prev.brave.overrideAttrs {
+          src = prev.fetchurl {
+            inherit hash;
+            url = "https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/releases/download/v${version}/brave-browser_${version}_amd64.deb";
+          };
+        };
+  });
+
+in
+{
+  nixpkgs.overlays = [
+    brave
+  ];
+}