diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 087a3de0ce..03654c49c2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export KEYSTORE_PATH ?= $(HOME)/.gradle/status-im.keystore
 # Our custom config is located in nix/nix.conf
 export NIX_USER_CONF_FILES = $(PWD)/nix/nix.conf
 # Location of symlinks to derivations that should not be garbage collected
-export _NIX_GCROOTS = /nix/var/nix/gcroots/per-user/$(USER)/status-mobile
+export _NIX_GCROOTS = ./.nix-gcroots
 # Defines which variables will be kept for Nix pure shell, use semicolon as divider
 export _NIX_KEEP ?= TMPDIR,BUILD_ENV,\
 	BUILD_TYPE,BUILD_NUMBER,COMMIT_HASH,\
diff --git a/ci/Jenkinsfile.android b/ci/Jenkinsfile.android
index 94f65094f6..c4a72bd47c 100644
--- a/ci/Jenkinsfile.android
+++ b/ci/Jenkinsfile.android
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ library 'status-jenkins-lib@v1.8.5'
 def isPRBuild = utils.isPRBuild()
 
 pipeline {
-  agent { label 'linux && x86_64 && nix-2.14' }
+  agent { label 'linux && x86_64 && nix-2.19' }
 
   options {
     timestamps()
diff --git a/ci/Jenkinsfile.ios b/ci/Jenkinsfile.ios
index 6b4f800b74..84305e791c 100644
--- a/ci/Jenkinsfile.ios
+++ b/ci/Jenkinsfile.ios
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ library 'status-jenkins-lib@v1.8.5'
 def isPRBuild = utils.isPRBuild()
 
 pipeline {
-  agent { label 'macos && arm64 && nix-2.14 && xcode-15.1' }
+  agent { label 'macos && arm64 && nix-2.19 && xcode-15.1' }
 
   parameters {
     string(
diff --git a/ci/Jenkinsfile.tests b/ci/Jenkinsfile.tests
index ff66437713..02a0825e6c 100644
--- a/ci/Jenkinsfile.tests
+++ b/ci/Jenkinsfile.tests
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ library 'status-jenkins-lib@v1.8.5'
 def isPRBuild = utils.isPRBuild()
 
 pipeline {
-  agent { label 'linux && x86_64 && nix-2.14' }
+  agent { label 'linux && x86_64 && nix-2.19' }
 
   options {
     timestamps()
diff --git a/nix/DETAILS.md b/nix/DETAILS.md
index d834c7e6bd..79ff45535c 100644
--- a/nix/DETAILS.md
+++ b/nix/DETAILS.md
@@ -84,8 +84,10 @@ Would fail.
 
 # Garbage Collection
 
-The `make nix-gc` target calls `nix-store --gc` and normally would remove almost everything, but to prevent that we place symlinks to protected derivations in `/nix/var/nix/gcroots` subfolder. Specifically:
+The `make nix-gc` target calls `nix-store --gc` and normally would remove almost everything, but to prevent that we place symlinks to protected derivations in `.nix-gcroots` folder. Specifically:
 ```sh
-_NIX_GCROOTS="${_NIX_GCROOTS:-/nix/var/nix/gcroots/per-user/${USER}/status-mobile}"
+_NIX_GCROOTS="${_NIX_GCROOTS:-${GIT_ROOT}/.nix-gcroots}
 ```
+These symlinks in turn will be symlinked from  `/nix/var/nix/gcroots/auto` through use of `nix-store --add-gcroots`.
+
 Whenever `nix/scripts/build.sh` or `nix/scripts/shell.sh` are called they update symlinks named after given targets in that folder. This in combination with `keep-outputs = true` set in `nix/nix.conf` prevents garbage collection from removing too much.
diff --git a/nix/scripts/gcroots.sh b/nix/scripts/gcroots.sh
index 86bf603b29..78727262d7 100755
--- a/nix/scripts/gcroots.sh
+++ b/nix/scripts/gcroots.sh
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 
 set -Ee
 
-_NIX_GCROOTS="${_NIX_GCROOTS:-/nix/var/nix/gcroots/per-user/${USER}/status-mobile}"
-
 GIT_ROOT=$(cd "${BASH_SOURCE%/*}" && git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
 source "${GIT_ROOT}/nix/scripts/source.sh"
 source "${GIT_ROOT}/scripts/colors.sh"
 
+_NIX_GCROOTS="${_NIX_GCROOTS:-${GIT_ROOT}/.nix-gcroots}"
+
 TARGET="${1}"
 shift
 if [[ -z "${TARGET}" ]]; then
diff --git a/nix/scripts/version.sh b/nix/scripts/version.sh
index 5942bbf298..a58158a0c3 100755
--- a/nix/scripts/version.sh
+++ b/nix/scripts/version.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-# WARNING: Versions 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 have an issue creating gcroots:
-# https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/8564
-export NIX_VERSION="2.13.4"
-export NIX_PACKAGE="nixVersions.nix_2_13"
+export NIX_VERSION="2.19.3"
+export NIX_PACKAGE="nixVersions.nix_2_19"
 export NIX_INSTALL_URL="https://nixos.org/releases/nix/nix-${NIX_VERSION}/install"
-export NIX_INSTALL_SHA256="a9908cc48f5886b4f22172bdd2f9657873276fd295e78c6ed97fb308c6d284d0"
+export NIX_INSTALL_SHA256="73d47b0ab783fddca1b2d44a03d52a74c97c28a1fc8ff5a29419079302ef9c3d"
 export NIX_INSTALL_PATH="/tmp/nix-install-${NIX_VERSION}"