diff --git a/doc/using/configuration.chapter.md b/doc/using/configuration.chapter.md
index d443cf1b8e54..cea9532d6a7b 100644
--- a/doc/using/configuration.chapter.md
+++ b/doc/using/configuration.chapter.md
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ source: ../config-options.json
 
 ### Build an environment {#sec-building-environment}
 
-Using `packageOverrides`, it is possible to manage packages declaratively. This means that we can list all of our desired packages within a declarative Nix expression. For example, to have `aspell`, `bc`, `ffmpeg`, `coreutils`, `gdb`, `nixUnstable`, `emscripten`, `jq`, `nox`, and `silver-searcher`, we could use the following in `~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix`:
+Using `packageOverrides`, it is possible to manage packages declaratively. This means that we can list all of our desired packages within a declarative Nix expression. For example, to have `aspell`, `bc`, `ffmpeg`, `coreutils`, `gdb`, `nix`, `emscripten`, `jq`, `nox`, and `silver-searcher`, we could use the following in `~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix`:
 
 ```nix
 {
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ Using `packageOverrides`, it is possible to manage packages declaratively. This
         coreutils
         gdb
         ffmpeg
-        nixUnstable
+        nix
         emscripten
         jq
         nox
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ To install it into our environment, you can just run `nix-env -iA nixpkgs.myPack
         coreutils
         gdb
         ffmpeg
-        nixUnstable
+        nix
         emscripten
         jq
         nox
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ After building that new environment, look through `~/.nix-profile` to make sure
         bc
         coreutils
         ffmpeg
-        nixUnstable
+        nix
         emscripten
         jq
         nox
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ This provides us with some useful documentation for using our packages.  However
         coreutils
         ffmpeg
         man
-        nixUnstable
+        nix
         emscripten
         jq
         nox
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ Configuring GNU info is a little bit trickier than man pages. To work correctly,
         coreutils
         ffmpeg
         man
-        nixUnstable
+        nix
         emscripten
         jq
         nox
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/build-fhsenv-bubblewrap/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/build-fhsenv-bubblewrap/default.nix
index c204628d1668..0a2deefc22e3 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/build-fhsenv-bubblewrap/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/build-fhsenv-bubblewrap/default.nix
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ let
       files = [
         # NixOS Compatibility
         "static"
-        "nix" # mainly for nixUnstable users, but also for access to nix/netrc
+        "nix" # mainly for nixVersions.git users, but also for access to nix/netrc
         # Shells
         "shells"
         "bashrc"
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nixos-rebuild/nixos-rebuild.8 b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nixos-rebuild/nixos-rebuild.8
index bd219998593c..279c0003c83c 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nixos-rebuild/nixos-rebuild.8
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nixos-rebuild/nixos-rebuild.8
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ relevant configuration options.
 Normally,
 .Nm
 first builds the
-.Ql nixUnstable
+.Ql nix
 attribute in Nixpkgs, and uses the resulting instance of the Nix package manager
 to build the new system configuration. This is necessary if the NixOS modules
 use features not provided by the currently installed version of Nix. This option
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix
index ace9220040b2..d29382562986 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
    e.g.
 
-   $ nix-build pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix -A crossMingw32.nixUnstable --arg supportedSystems '[builtins.currentSystem]'
+   $ nix-build pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix -A crossMingw32.nix --arg supportedSystems '[builtins.currentSystem]'
 
    To build all of the bootstrapFiles bundles on every enabled platform, use:
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ let
     gmp = nativePlatforms;
     libcCross = nativePlatforms;
     nix = nativePlatforms;
-    nixUnstable = nativePlatforms;
+    nixVersions.git = nativePlatforms;
     mesa = nativePlatforms;
     rustc = nativePlatforms;
     cargo = nativePlatforms;