diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-protocol/Cargo.toml
index d2f3a7f915..a4fbcd6bf8 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ edition = "2018"
 [dependencies]
 thiserror = "1.0.29"
 miette = "3.0.0"
-serde = "1.0.130"
\ No newline at end of file
+serde = {version = "1.0.130", features = ["derive"]}