diff --git a/docs/how-to/authentik/authentik-python-backend-derivation.md b/docs/how-to/authentik/authentik-python-backend-derivation.md
index a1e6546..6ff6d27 100644
--- a/docs/how-to/authentik/authentik-python-backend-derivation.md
+++ b/docs/how-to/authentik/authentik-python-backend-derivation.md
@@ -16,32 +16,39 @@ Build `authentik-django` — the Python/Django application that forms the core b
 
 ## Context
 
-This is the most complex component. The nixpkgs derivation uses `python3.override` with extensive `packageOverrides` to handle authentik's non-standard dependencies:
+Authentik 2026.2.0 requires Python 3.14 (`requires-python = "==3.14.*"`). The nixpkgs reference derivation (2025.12.4) builds all 60+ Python deps through nix's `python3.override` with `packageOverrides`. This approach breaks on Python 3.14 because many nixpkgs python314 packages haven't been updated — astor, dacite, exceptiongroup, and pydantic-core all fail to build.
 
-- **4 in-tree Python packages** built from the monorepo: `ak-guardian`, `django-channels-postgres`, `django-dramatiq-postgres`, `django-postgres-cache`
-- **Forked `djangorestframework`** from `authentik-community/django-rest-framework` (specific commit)
-- **Pinned `dramatiq`** at 1.17.1 (upstream uses newer versions that break authentik)
-- **Django 5** forced via `django_5`
-- **60+ Python dependencies** from nixpkgs
+Instead of carrying individual overrides for each broken package, we use **`uv`** to install Python dependencies from PyPI, where upstream maintainers have already published Python 3.14-compatible wheels. Nix provides only the Python interpreter and system libraries.
 
-Post-install, the derivation patches hardcoded paths in `settings.py`, `default.yml`, `email/utils.py`, and `files/backends/file.py` to reference Nix store paths.
+## Approach: uv + fixed-output derivation
+
+Nix builds are sandboxed with no network access. The pattern is:
+
+1. **Fixed-output derivation (FOD)** — downloads all wheels/sdists from PyPI. FODs are allowed network access because the output hash is declared upfront (like `fetchurl`). Locked by authentik's `uv.lock`.
+2. **Main derivation** — builds a Python venv from the downloaded packages using `uv pip install --find-links <FOD> --no-index`. No network needed.
+
+This aligns with how authentik upstream builds (they use `uv` as their package manager).
 
 ## What to Do
 
-1. Create a Python package override set that builds the 4 in-tree packages from source
-2. Pin the forked `djangorestframework` and `dramatiq` versions
-3. Build `authentik-django` using `hatchling` as the build backend
-4. Apply the 4 `substituteInPlace` patches for Nix store path references
-5. Copy lifecycle scripts, `manage.py`, blueprints, and web assets into the output
-6. Verify: `python -c "import authentik"` succeeds
+1. Create a FOD that runs `uv pip download` to fetch all Python dependencies locked by `uv.lock`
+2. Create the main derivation that:
+   - Sets up a Python 3.14 venv via `uv`
+   - Installs all dependencies from the FOD (offline, `--no-index`)
+   - Installs the 4 in-tree packages from the monorepo source (`ak-guardian`, `django-channels-postgres`, `django-dramatiq-postgres`, `django-postgres-cache`)
+   - Installs authentik itself
+3. Apply `substituteInPlace` patches for Nix store paths in `settings.py`, `default.yml`, `email/utils.py`, `files/backends/file.py`
+4. Copy lifecycle scripts, `manage.py`, blueprints, and web assets into the output
+5. Verify: `python -c "import authentik"` succeeds
 
 ## Key Details
 
-- Build backend: `hatchling`
-- Entry point: `manage.py` (Django management commands)
-- Lifecycle scripts: `lifecycle/` directory (used by Go server and `ak` wrapper)
-- Blueprints: `blueprints/` directory (YAML IaC definitions)
-- The output must include `web/` assets (email templates reference them)
+- Nix provides: `python314`, `uv`, system libraries (`libxml2`, `libxslt`, `openssl`, `libffi`, `zlib`, etc.)
+- PyPI provides: all Python packages (via pre-built `cp314` wheels where available, sdist builds otherwise)
+- The FOD hash must be recomputed when `uv.lock` changes
+- `manylinux` wheels bundle some `.so` files — acceptable for a container image
+- The 4 in-tree packages are installed from monorepo source, not PyPI
+- Standard `djangorestframework` 3.16.1 from PyPI (no longer forked as of 2026.2.0)
 
 ## Related
 
diff --git a/docs/how-to/authentik/build-authentik-from-source.md b/docs/how-to/authentik/build-authentik-from-source.md
index 470af9e..c14e821 100644
--- a/docs/how-to/authentik/build-authentik-from-source.md
+++ b/docs/how-to/authentik/build-authentik-from-source.md
@@ -30,12 +30,14 @@ This also serves as practice for packaging services from source using Nix, relyi
 Authentik has four build components that must be assembled:
 
 1. **API client generation** — Go and TypeScript bindings generated from `schema.yml` (OpenAPI)
-2. **Python backend** (`authentik-django`) — Django application with 60+ Python dependencies, including 4 in-tree packages and a forked `djangorestframework`
+2. **Python backend** (`authentik-django`) — Django application with 60+ Python dependencies, installed via `uv` from PyPI rather than nixpkgs (see [[authentik-python-backend-derivation]])
 3. **Web UI** — Lit-based TypeScript frontend built with Rollup
 4. **Go server** — HTTP server binary (`cmd/server`) that serves the web UI and spawns gunicorn for Django
 
 The final package is the `ak` bash wrapper that orchestrates Go server + Python worker.
 
+**Python packaging strategy:** Nix provides the Python 3.14 interpreter and system libraries. Python packages are installed from PyPI using `uv`, locked by authentik's `uv.lock`. This avoids nixpkgs' Python 3.14 compatibility issues (many packages in nixos-25.11's python314 set fail to build) and aligns with upstream's build process.
+
 ## Source
 
 Forge mirrors (all derivations should fetch from forge, not GitHub):