diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 66ed0501..77684f4f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ path = "./iced/renderer"
 
 [dependencies.iced_core]
 path = "./iced/core"
+features = ["serde"]
 
 [dependencies.iced_widget]
 path = "./iced/widget"