diff --git a/utils/manual-update.sh b/utils/manual-update.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ed5c5ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/manual-update.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e 
+set -v
+set -x
+
+git checkout main
+git branch -D update_flake_lock_action || true
+git checkout -b update_flake_lock_action
+nix flake update
+nix flake check