diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index edbf5ef..e583352 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,36 @@ execute_process(
 #
 #
 
+find_program(WaylandScanner NAMES wayland-scanner)
+message(STATUS "Found WaylandScanner at ${WaylandScanner}")
+execute_process(
+    COMMAND pkg-config --variable=pkgdatadir wayland-protocols
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS_DIR
+    OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+message(STATUS "Found wayland-protocols at ${WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS_DIR}")
+
+function(protocol protoPath protoName external)
+    if (external)
+        execute_process(
+            COMMAND ${WaylandScanner} client-header ${protoPath} ${protoName}-protocol.h
+            WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
+        execute_process(
+            COMMAND ${WaylandScanner} private-code ${protoPath} ${protoName}-protocol.c
+            WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
+        # target_sources(hyprpicker PRIVATE ${protoName}-protocol.h)
+        target_sources(hyprpicker PRIVATE ${protoName}-protocol.h ${protoName}-protocol.c)
+    else()
+        execute_process(
+            COMMAND ${WaylandScanner} client-header ${WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS_DIR}/${protoPath} ${protoName}-protocol.h
+            WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
+        execute_process(
+            COMMAND ${WaylandScanner} private-code ${WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS_DIR}/${protoPath} ${protoName}-protocol.c
+            WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
+        target_sources(hyprpicker PRIVATE ${protoName}-protocol.h ${protoName}-protocol.c)
+    endif()
+endfunction()
+
 include_directories(.)
 add_compile_options(-std=c++23 -DWLR_USE_UNSTABLE )
 add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-value -Wno-missing-field-initializers -Wno-narrowing -Wno-pointer-arith)
@@ -47,6 +77,10 @@ file(GLOB_RECURSE SRCFILES "src/*.cpp")
 
 add_executable(hyprpicker ${SRCFILES})
 
+protocol("protocols/wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1.xml" "wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1" true)
+protocol("protocols/wlr-screencopy-unstable-v1.xml" "wlr-screencopy-unstable-v1" true)
+protocol("stable/xdg-shell/xdg-shell.xml" "xdg-shell" false)
+
 target_compile_definitions(hyprpicker PRIVATE "-DGIT_COMMIT_HASH=\"${GIT_COMMIT_HASH}\"")
 target_compile_definitions(hyprpicker PRIVATE "-DGIT_BRANCH=\"${GIT_BRANCH}\"")
 target_compile_definitions(hyprpicker PRIVATE "-DGIT_COMMIT_MESSAGE=\"${GIT_COMMIT_MESSAGE}\"")
@@ -65,9 +99,6 @@ target_link_libraries(hyprpicker
         GLESv2
         pthread
         ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}
-        ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1-protocol.o
-        ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/wlr-screencopy-unstable-v1-protocol.o
-        ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/xdg-shell-protocol.o
         wayland-cursor
 )
 
@@ -75,4 +106,6 @@ IF(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES Debug OR CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES DEBUG)
     SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -pg -no-pie -fno-builtin")
     SET(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -pg -no-pie -fno-builtin")
     SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -pg -no-pie -fno-builtin")
-ENDIF(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES Debug OR CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES DEBUG)
\ No newline at end of file
+ENDIF(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES Debug OR CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES DEBUG)
+
+install(TARGETS hyprpicker)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e58eb0d..0073c20 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,38 +12,6 @@ LDLIBS += $(foreach p,$(PKGS),$(shell pkg-config --libs $(p)))
 
 default: all
 
-wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1-protocol.h:
-	$(WAYLAND_SCANNER) client-header \
-		protocols/wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1.xml $@
-
-wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1-protocol.c:
-	$(WAYLAND_SCANNER) private-code \
-		protocols/wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1.xml $@
-
-wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1-protocol.o: wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1-protocol.h
-
-wlr-screencopy-unstable-v1-protocol.h:
-	$(WAYLAND_SCANNER) client-header \
-		protocols/wlr-screencopy-unstable-v1.xml $@
-
-wlr-screencopy-unstable-v1-protocol.c:
-	$(WAYLAND_SCANNER) private-code \
-		protocols/wlr-screencopy-unstable-v1.xml $@
-
-wlr-screencopy-unstable-v1-protocol.o: wlr-screencopy-unstable-v1-protocol.h
-
-xdg-shell-protocol.h:
-	$(WAYLAND_SCANNER) client-header \
-		$(WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS)/stable/xdg-shell/xdg-shell.xml $@
-
-xdg-shell-protocol.c:
-	$(WAYLAND_SCANNER) private-code \
-		$(WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS)/stable/xdg-shell/xdg-shell.xml $@
-
-xdg-shell-protocol.o: xdg-shell-protocol.h
-
-protocols: wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1-protocol.o wlr-screencopy-unstable-v1-protocol.o xdg-shell-protocol.o
-
 clear:
 	rm -rf build
 	rm -f *.o *-protocol.h *-protocol.c
@@ -58,7 +26,6 @@ debug:
 
 all:
 	make clear
-	make protocols
 	make release
 
 install:
diff --git a/nix/default.nix b/nix/default.nix
index c72300c..7437dbe 100644
--- a/nix/default.nix
+++ b/nix/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   stdenv,
   pkg-config,
   cmake,
-  ninja,
   cairo,
   fribidi,
   libdatrie,
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@
   libxkbcommon,
   pango,
   pcre,
+  pcre2,
   utillinux,
   wayland,
   wayland-protocols,
@@ -27,13 +27,16 @@
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "hyprpicker" + lib.optionalString debug "-debug";
   inherit version;
+
   src = ../.;
 
-  cmakeFlags = lib.optional debug "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug";
+  cmakeBuildType =
+    if debug
+    then "Debug"
+    else "Release";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
-    ninja
     pkg-config
   ];
 
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     libthai
     pango
     pcre
+    pcre2
     wayland
     wayland-protocols
     wayland-scanner
@@ -57,37 +61,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     utillinux
   ];
 
-  configurePhase = ''
-    runHook preConfigure
-
-    make protocols
-
-    runHook postConfigure
-  '';
-
-  buildPhase = ''
-    runHook preBuild
-
-    make release
-
-    runHook postBuild
-  '';
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    runHook preInstall
-
-    mkdir -p $out/{bin,share/licenses}
-
-    install -Dm755 build/hyprpicker -t $out/bin
-    install -Dm644 LICENSE -t $out/share/licenses/hyprpicker
-
-    runHook postInstall
-  '';
-
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/hyprwm/hyprpicker";
     description = "A wlroots-compatible Wayland color picker that does not suck";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
+    mainProgram = "hyprpicker";
   };
 }