diff --git a/modules/programs/alacritty.nix b/modules/programs/alacritty.nix
index 69b9ea96..ea908f2b 100644
--- a/modules/programs/alacritty.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/alacritty.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ in {
     programs.alacritty = {
       enable = mkEnableOption "Alacritty";
 
+      package = mkOption {
+        type = types.package;
+        default = pkgs.alacritty;
+        defaultText = literalExample "pkgs.alacritty";
+        description = "The Alacritty package to install.";
+      };
+
       settings = mkOption {
         type = types.attrs;
         default = { };
@@ -41,7 +48,7 @@ in {
 
   config = mkMerge [
     (mkIf cfg.enable {
-      home.packages = [ pkgs.alacritty ];
+      home.packages = [ cfg.package ];
 
       xdg.configFile."alacritty/alacritty.yml" = mkIf (cfg.settings != { }) {
         text =
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/alacritty/example-settings.nix b/tests/modules/programs/alacritty/example-settings.nix
index 46be1064..c3671aa0 100644
--- a/tests/modules/programs/alacritty/example-settings.nix
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/alacritty/example-settings.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ with lib;
   config = {
     programs.alacritty = {
       enable = true;
+      package = pkgs.writeScriptBin "dummy-alacritty" "";
 
       settings = {
         window.dimensions = {
@@ -21,10 +22,6 @@ with lib;
       };
     };
 
-    nixpkgs.overlays = [
-      (self: super: { alacritty = pkgs.writeScriptBin "dummy-alacritty" ""; })
-    ];
-
     nmt.script = ''
       assertFileContent \
         home-files/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml \