diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0e9270b..21d70b3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ## Changed
 
+- `serde` support is now optional behind the `serde` feature
+
 # [v0.3.1] 03.12.2022
 
 - Small fix for faulty docs.rs build
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1c53c87..a4420c7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Default features:
  - [`alloc`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/alloc/): Enables features which operate on containers
    like [`alloc::vec::Vec`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/beta/alloc/vec/struct.Vec.html).
    Enabled by the `std` feature.
+ - [`serde`](https://serde.rs/): Adds `serde` support for most types by adding `Serialize` and `Deserialize` `derive`s
 
 # Examples
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index b45401b..569b693 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 //!  - [`alloc`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/alloc/): Enables features which operate on containers
 //!     like [`alloc::vec::Vec`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/beta/alloc/vec/struct.Vec.html).
 //!     Enabled by the `std` feature.
+//!  - [`serde`](https://serde.rs/): Adds `serde` support for most types by adding `Serialize` and `Deserialize` `derive`s
 //!
 //! ## Module
 //!