diff --git a/packages.conf b/packages.conf
index 50e6280..0353b61 100644
--- a/packages.conf
+++ b/packages.conf
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ DEV_TOOLS=(
   git
   gnome-video-effects
   go
-  herdr
+  # The source-built herdr pins an exact zig version that Arch rarely ships
+  herdr-bin
   hugo
   # cline-desktop's build aborts without an appindicator library (its PKGBUILD
   # only lists one as optional); also its tray icon. Here so it's installed
diff --git a/remove-packages.conf b/remove-packages.conf
index c9ba896..3b49c6d 100644
--- a/remove-packages.conf
+++ b/remove-packages.conf
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 REMOVE_PACMAN=(
     alpaca-ai
     conky-cli
+    # Replaced by herdr-bin, which conflicts with it
+    herdr
     lmstudio-bin
     neofetch
     steghide