diff --git a/home/default/.config/doom/packages.el b/home/default/.config/doom/packages.el
index 7834294..6e4894f 100644
--- a/home/default/.config/doom/packages.el
+++ b/home/default/.config/doom/packages.el
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@
 ;(unpin! t)
 
 ;(package! org-wild-notifier :disable t) ;; currently using a customized version loaded locally
+
+;; for termux only: straight and org (org-roam) are as of writing (early 2023-08) unstable
+;(package! straight :pin "921a449")
+;(package! org :pin "ca873f7")
+
 (package! org-books)
 
 ;;; customized to support repeated tasks, see https://github.com/akhramov/org-wild-notifier.el/issues/41