diff --git a/anda/langs/nim/nim-nightly/nim-nightly.spec b/anda/langs/nim/nim-nightly/nim-nightly.spec
index a446ad6f22..19bcca6dd4 100644
--- a/anda/langs/nim/nim-nightly/nim-nightly.spec
+++ b/anda/langs/nim/nim-nightly/nim-nightly.spec
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 %global csrc_commit 561b417c65791cd8356b5f73620914ceff845d10
-%global commit 21771765a2c1f1fc86d87ad6e032d4050d8a651b
+%global commit 7dfadb8b4e95d09981fbeb01d85b12f23946c3e7
 %global shortcommit %(c=%{commit}; echo ${c:0:7})
-%global ver 2.1.99
-%global commit_date 20240910
+%global ver 2.2.1
+%global commit_date 20241004
 %global debug_package %nil
 
 Name:			nim-nightly
 Version:		%ver^%commit_date.%shortcommit
-Release:		1%?dist
+Release:		3%?dist
 Summary:		Imperative, multi-paradigm, compiled programming language
 License:		MIT and BSD
 URL:			https://nim-lang.org
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ ln -s %_prefix/lib/nim %buildroot%_prefix/lib/nim/lib || true
 rm -rf %buildroot/nim || true
 rm %buildroot%_bindir/*.bat || true
 
+cp -r dist %buildroot%_prefix/lib/nim/
+# cannot use `ln` here, possibly a nim bug
+cp -r %buildroot%_prefix/lib/nim/dist %buildroot%_datadir/nim/
+
 
 %files
 %license copying.txt dist/nimble/license.txt
diff --git a/anda/langs/nim/nim/nim.spec b/anda/langs/nim/nim/nim.spec
index 1ac2069ca4..a182cc33df 100644
--- a/anda/langs/nim/nim/nim.spec
+++ b/anda/langs/nim/nim/nim.spec
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 %global debug_package %{nil}
 
 Name:			nim
-Version:		2.0.8
-Release:		1%?dist
+Version:		2.2.0
+Release:		3%?dist
 Summary:		Imperative, multi-paradigm, compiled programming language
 License:		MIT and BSD
 URL:			https://nim-lang.org
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Source2:		nimgrep.1
 Source3:		nimble.1
 Source4:		nimsuggest.1
 BuildRequires:	gcc mold git-core gcc-c++ nodejs openssl-devel pkgconfig(bash-completion) gc-devel pcre-devel
-BuildRequires:  redhat-rpm-config
+BuildRequires:  redhat-rpm-config anda-srpm-macros
 Requires:		gcc
 
 
@@ -46,18 +46,14 @@ and its standard library.
 
 
 %prep
-rm -rf ./*
-# using git clone to include submodules
-git clone --recurse-submodules -j8 https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim -b v%version --depth 1 .
-# hack
-cp /usr/bin/mold /usr/bin/ld
+%git_clone https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim v%version
 
 
 %build
-export CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -Ofast"
-export CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} -Ofast"
-export FFLAGS="${FFLAGS} -Ofast"
-export FCFLAGS="${FCFLAGS} -Ofast"
+export CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -Ofast -fuse-ld=mold"
+export CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} -Ofast -fuse-ld=mold"
+export FFLAGS="${FFLAGS} -Ofast -fuse-ld=mold"
+export FCFLAGS="${FCFLAGS} -Ofast -fuse-ld=mold"
 
 export PATH="$(pwd):$(pwd)/bin:${PATH}"
 
@@ -81,6 +77,11 @@ sed -i '/<link.*fonts.googleapis.com/d' doc/html/*.html
 
 
 %install
+export CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -Ofast -fuse-ld=mold"
+export CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} -Ofast -fuse-ld=mold"
+export FFLAGS="${FFLAGS} -Ofast -fuse-ld=mold"
+export FCFLAGS="${FCFLAGS} -Ofast -fuse-ld=mold"
+
 export PATH="$(pwd):$(pwd)/bin:${PATH}"
 
 # --main:compiler/nim.nim
@@ -113,11 +114,15 @@ install -Dm755 bin/* -t %buildroot%_bindir
 install -d %buildroot%_includedir
 cp -a %buildroot%_prefix/lib/nim/lib/*.h %buildroot%_includedir
 ln -s %_prefix/lib/nim %buildroot%_prefix/lib/nim/lib  # compiler needs lib from here
-ln -s %_prefix/lib/nim/system.nim %_prefix/lib/system.nim  # nimsuggest bug
+#ln -s %_prefix/lib/nim/system.nim %buildroot%_prefix/lib/system.nim  # nimsuggest bug
 rm -rf %buildroot/nim || true
 rm %buildroot%_bindir/*.bat || true
 rm -rf %buildroot%_bindir/empty.txt
 
+cp -r dist %buildroot%_prefix/lib/nim/
+# cannot use `ln` here, possibly a nim bug
+cp -r %buildroot%_prefix/lib/nim/dist %buildroot%_datadir/nim/
+
 
 %files
 %license copying.txt dist/nimble/license.txt