diff --git a/bootstrap/install_packages.sh b/bootstrap/install_packages.sh
index 50a77f3..19a2a6f 100755
--- a/bootstrap/install_packages.sh
+++ b/bootstrap/install_packages.sh
@@ -36,16 +36,16 @@ main() {
     exit $ret
 }
 
-install_yay() {
-    # check for existing yay installation
-    if type yay >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        echo "Existing yay installation found ..........................................."
+install_paru() {
+    # check for existing paru installation
+    if type paru >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "Existing paru installation found ..........................................."
         return
     fi
 
-    # use tmp dir to make yay
+    # use tmp dir to make paru
     target=$(mktemp -d)
-    git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git "$target"
+    git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/paru.git "$target"
     cd "$target" || exit
     makepkg -si
 }
@@ -53,27 +53,27 @@ install_yay() {
 update_repos() {
     unattended="$1"
     if "$unattended"; then
-        yay -Sqyy --noconfirm
+        paru -Sqyy --noconfirm
     else
-        yay -Syy
+        paru -Syy
     fi
 }
 
 install_packages() {
     unattended="$1"
     if "$unattended"; then
-        echo "$packages_repo" "$packages_aur" | yay -Squ --noconfirm --needed -
+        echo "$packages_repo" "$packages_aur" | paru -Squ --noconfirm --needed -
     else
-        echo "$packages_repo" | yay -Squ --needed -
-        echo "$packages_aur" | yay -S --needed -
+        echo "$packages_repo" | paru -Squ --needed -
+        echo "$packages_aur" | paru -S --needed -
     fi
 }
 
 install() {
     unattended=$1
     echo "Beginning package bootstrap ..............................................."
-    echo "Installing yay ............................................................"
-    install_yay
+    echo "Installing paru ............................................................"
+    install_paru
     echo "Installing apps ..........................................................."
     update_repos "$unattended"
     install_packages "$unattended"