diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7b3d2ed..4554267 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 crate-type = [ "cdylib", "rlib" ]
 
 [dependencies]
-serde = { version = "1.0.163", default-features = false }
+serde = { version = "1.0.197", default-features = false }
 #chrono = { version = "0.4.22", default-features = false, features = ["clock", "std", "oldtime", "serde"], optional = true }
 #holochain_zome_types = { version = "=0.2.4", default-features = false }
 hdk = { version = "=0.3.0-beta-dev.34", features = ["encoding"] }