diff --git a/ruma/Cargo.toml b/ruma/Cargo.toml
index 922d6d71..211c7ab5 100644
--- a/ruma/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ruma/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ identity-service-api = ["ruma-api", "ruma-identity-service-api"]
 push-gateway-api = ["ruma-api", "ruma-push-gateway-api"]
 
 [dependencies]
+assign = "1.1.0"
 js_int = "0.1.9"
 
 ruma-common = { version = "0.2.0", path = "../ruma-common" }
diff --git a/ruma/src/lib.rs b/ruma/src/lib.rs
index 87848a82..18b51c65 100644
--- a/ruma/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ruma/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 #![deny(missing_docs)]
 
+#[doc(no_inline)]
+pub use assign::assign;
 #[doc(no_inline)]
 pub use js_int::{int, uint, Int, UInt};