diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 2dfc5fde9..db2352520 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
             # want to have an arbitrary order, since it might matter. being
             # explicit is better.
             (import ./nix/overlays/cargo-pgrx-0-11-3.nix)
+            # (import ./nix/overlays/postgis.nix)
             #(import ./nix/overlays/gdal-small.nix)
 
           ];
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@
         # may also bring in new versions of the extensions.
         psqlExtensions = [
           /* pljava */
-          "postgis"
+          /*"postgis"*/
         ];
 
         #FIXME for now, timescaledb is not included in the orioledb version of supabase extensions, as there is an issue
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@
           ./nix/ext/plpgsql-check.nix
           ./nix/ext/pgjwt.nix
           ./nix/ext/pgaudit.nix
-          #./nix/ext/postgis.nix
+          ./nix/ext/postgis.nix
           ./nix/ext/pgrouting.nix
           ./nix/ext/pgtap.nix
           ./nix/ext/pg_cron.nix
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@
 
         #this var is a convenience setting to import the orioledb patched version of postgresql
         postgresql_orioledb_16 = oriole_pkgs.postgresql_orioledb_16;
-        postgis_override = pkgs.postgis_override;
+        #postgis_override = pkgs.postgis_override;
 
         # Create a 'receipt' file for a given postgresql package. This is a way
         # of adding a bit of metadata to the package, which can be used by other
diff --git a/nix/ext/postgis.nix b/nix/ext/postgis.nix
index c5b97f1e2..dc9b31e34 100644
--- a/nix/ext/postgis.nix
+++ b/nix/ext/postgis.nix
@@ -5,38 +5,44 @@
 , postgresql
 , geos
 , proj
-, gdal
+, gdalMinimal
 , json_c
 , pkg-config
 , file
 , protobufc
 , libiconv
+, pcre2
 , nixosTests
 }:
+
+let
+  gdal = gdalMinimal;
+in
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "postgis";
   version = "3.3.2";
 
   outputs = [ "out" "doc" ];
 
-    src = fetchurl {
+  src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://download.osgeo.org/postgis/source/postgis-${version}.tar.gz";
     sha256 = "sha256-miohnaAFoXMKOdGVmhx87GGbHvsAm2W+gP/CW60pkGg=";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ libxml2 postgresql geos proj gdal json_c protobufc ]
+  buildInputs = [ libxml2 postgresql geos proj gdal json_c protobufc pcre2.dev ]
                 ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin libiconv;
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ perl pkg-config ] ++ lib.optional postgresql.jitSupport postgresql.llvm;
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ perl pkg-config ];
   dontDisableStatic = true;
 
   # postgis config directory assumes /include /lib from the same root for json-c library
-  NIX_LDFLAGS = "-L${lib.getLib json_c}/lib";
+  env.NIX_LDFLAGS = "-L${lib.getLib json_c}/lib";
+
 
   preConfigure = ''
     sed -i 's@/usr/bin/file@${file}/bin/file@' configure
-    configureFlags="--datadir=$out/share/postgresql --datarootdir=$out/share/postgresql --bindir=$out/bin --with-gdalconfig=${gdal}/bin/gdal-config --with-jsondir=${json_c.dev}"
+    configureFlags="--datadir=$out/share/postgresql --datarootdir=$out/share/postgresql --bindir=$out/bin --docdir=$doc/share/doc/${pname} --with-gdalconfig=${gdal}/bin/gdal-config --with-jsondir=${json_c.dev} --disable-extension-upgrades-install"
 
-    makeFlags="PERL=${perl}/bin/perl datadir=$out/share/postgresql pkglibdir=$out/lib bindir=$out/bin"
+    makeFlags="PERL=${perl}/bin/perl datadir=$out/share/postgresql pkglibdir=$out/lib bindir=$out/bin docdir=$doc/share/doc/${pname}"
   '';
   postConfigure = ''
     sed -i "s|@mkdir -p \$(DESTDIR)\$(PGSQL_BINDIR)||g ;
@@ -50,7 +56,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
     # postgis' build system assumes it is being installed to the same place as postgresql, and looks
     # for the postgres binary relative to $PREFIX. We gently support this system using an illusion.
-    ln -s ${postgresql_15}/bin/postgres $out/bin/postgres
+    ln -s ${postgresql}/bin/postgres $out/bin/postgres
   '';
 
   # create aliases for all commands adding version information
@@ -73,7 +79,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = "https://postgis.net/";
     changelog = "https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/postgis/postgis/raw/tag/${version}/NEWS";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
-    maintainers = [ samrose ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; teams.geospatial.members ++ [ marcweber wolfgangwalther ];
     inherit (postgresql.meta) platforms;
   };
 }
diff --git a/nix/overlays/postgis.nix b/nix/overlays/postgis.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d022f564
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix/overlays/postgis.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+final: prev: {
+  postgis = prev.postgresqlPackages.postgis.overrideAttrs (old: {
+    version = "3.3.2";
+    sha256 = "";
+  });
+  postgresqlPackages.postgis = final.postgis;
+}