diff --git a/kube-derive/Cargo.toml b/kube-derive/Cargo.toml
index bec4990f6..a1821f640 100644
--- a/kube-derive/Cargo.toml
+++ b/kube-derive/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ workspace = true
 proc-macro2.workspace = true
 quote.workspace = true
 syn = { workspace = true, features = ["extra-traits"] }
-serde.workspace = true
+serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json.workspace = true
 darling.workspace = true