diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 2094cdb..fa922aa 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
         "nixpkgs-lib": "nixpkgs-lib"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1725234343,
-        "narHash": "sha256-+ebgonl3NbiKD2UD0x4BszCZQ6sTfL4xioaM49o5B3Y=",
+        "lastModified": 1733312601,
+        "narHash": "sha256-4pDvzqnegAfRkPwO3wmwBhVi/Sye1mzps0zHWYnP88c=",
         "owner": "hercules-ci",
         "repo": "flake-parts",
-        "rev": "567b938d64d4b4112ee253b9274472dc3a346eb6",
+        "rev": "205b12d8b7cd4802fbcb8e8ef6a0f1408781a4f9",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1725432240,
-        "narHash": "sha256-+yj+xgsfZaErbfYM3T+QvEE2hU7UuE+Jf0fJCJ8uPS0=",
+        "lastModified": 1733212471,
+        "narHash": "sha256-M1+uCoV5igihRfcUKrr1riygbe73/dzNnzPsmaLCmpo=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "ad416d066ca1222956472ab7d0555a6946746a80",
+        "rev": "55d15ad12a74eb7d4646254e13638ad0c4128776",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -53,21 +53,39 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs-lib": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1725233747,
-        "narHash": "sha256-Ss8QWLXdr2JCBPcYChJhz4xJm+h/xjl4G0c0XlP6a74=",
+        "lastModified": 1733096140,
+        "narHash": "sha256-1qRH7uAUsyQI7R1Uwl4T+XvdNv778H0Nb5njNrqvylY=",
         "type": "tarball",
-        "url": "https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/356624c12086a18f2ea2825fed34523d60ccc4e3.tar.gz"
+        "url": "https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/5487e69da40cbd611ab2cadee0b4637225f7cfae.tar.gz"
       },
       "original": {
         "type": "tarball",
-        "url": "https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/356624c12086a18f2ea2825fed34523d60ccc4e3.tar.gz"
+        "url": "https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/5487e69da40cbd611ab2cadee0b4637225f7cfae.tar.gz"
       }
     },
     "root": {
       "inputs": {
         "flake-parts": "flake-parts",
         "linux-jhovold": "linux-jhovold",
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
+        "x13s-bt-linux-firmware": "x13s-bt-linux-firmware"
+      }
+    },
+    "x13s-bt-linux-firmware": {
+      "flake": false,
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1733240564,
+        "narHash": "sha256-348f+wuX7x8xqaBRkraTclupdnRcwL/z2l/1Bs/reXc=",
+        "ref": "refs/heads/main",
+        "rev": "06aea4d8bfd5ca3624b56162b24339d7b0449913",
+        "revCount": 4282,
+        "type": "git",
+        "url": "git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "rev": "06aea4d8bfd5ca3624b56162b24339d7b0449913",
+        "type": "git",
+        "url": "git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git"
       }
     }
   },
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 0300ea2..947b031 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,30 @@
     linux-jhovold.url = "github:jhovold/linux/wip/sc8280xp-6.13-rc1";
     linux-jhovold.flake = false;
 
+    x13s-bt-linux-firmware = {
+      flake = false;
+
+      # 2024-12-05 now required by jhovold's (and soon mainline) kernel. need two files from here: hpnv21.b8c hpnv21g.b8c
+      # url = "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/plain/qca/hpnv21.b8c?id=8d24066f829b97966818fd0d9b5881190670f53f";
+      url = "git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git?rev=06aea4d8bfd5ca3624b56162b24339d7b0449913";
+
+
+      # revisions for this file: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/log/qca/hpbtfw21.tlv
+
+      # 2024-07-29
+      # not working well
+      # url = "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/plain/qca/hpbtfw21.tlv?id=d118dc8ad5562ac0ae0c07be748cbe35a9361b47";
+
+      # 2024-05-30
+      # url = "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/plain/qca/hpbtfw21.tlv?id=436b0a920352d13290043d9ec9e50c420ab10f92";
+
+      # 2023-12-18
+      # not working well
+      # url = "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/plain/qca/hpbtfw21.tlv?id=598f5bd22361d7e92eebe8452d1f8013a1d35b9a";
+
+      # 2013-01-17
+      # url = "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/plain/qca/hpbtfw21.tlv?id=2ba1beaae0c649ce8a50baecc8df9e81cd524e65";
+    };
   };
 
   outputs =
diff --git a/module.nix b/module.nix
index 2b87694..7e46748 100644
--- a/module.nix
+++ b/module.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ let
     paths = [
       modulesClosure
       x13sPackages.graphics-firmware
+      x13sPackages.bluetooth-firmware
     ];
   };
 in
@@ -53,7 +54,10 @@ in
     environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.efibootmgr ];
 
     hardware.enableAllFirmware = true;
-    hardware.firmware = lib.mkBefore [ x13sPackages.graphics-firmware ];
+    hardware.firmware = lib.mkBefore [
+      x13sPackages.graphics-firmware
+      x13sPackages.bluetooth-firmware
+    ];
 
     boot = {
       initrd.systemd.enable = true;
diff --git a/packages/default.nix b/packages/default.nix
index 09f2120..bcd7bfe 100644
--- a/packages/default.nix
+++ b/packages/default.nix
@@ -47,4 +47,9 @@ in
       ${lib.getExe pkgs.innoextract} ${gpu-src}
       cp -v code\$GetExtractPath\$/*/*.mbn "$out/lib/firmware/qcom/sc8280xp/LENOVO/21BX/"
     '';
+
+  bluetooth-firmware = pkgs.runCommand "x13s-bluetooth-firmware" { } ''
+    mkdir -p $out/lib/firmware/qca
+    cp -v ${inputs.x13s-bt-linux-firmware}/qca/{hpnv21.b8c,hpnv21g.b8c} $out/lib/firmware/qca/
+  '';
 }