diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7faa1182..131220e2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@ features = ["nightly"]
 futures = "0.1.25"
 http = "0.1.14"
 hyper = "0.12.16"
-serde = "1.0.80"
-serde_derive = "1.0.80"
-serde_json = "1.0.33"
+serde_json = "1.0.38"
 serde_urlencoded = "0.5.4"
 url = "1.7.2"
 
+[dev-dependencies.serde]
+version = "1.0.87"
+features = ["derive"]
+
 [lib]
 proc-macro = true
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 54149958..f57bc85d 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ mod api;
 /// # fn main() {
 /// pub mod some_endpoint {
 ///     use ruma_api_macros::ruma_api;
-///     use serde_derive::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+///     use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 ///
 ///     ruma_api! {
 ///         metadata {
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ mod api;
 ///
 /// pub mod newtype_body_endpoint {
 ///     use ruma_api_macros::ruma_api;
-///     use serde_derive::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+///     use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 ///
 ///     #[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 ///     pub struct MyCustomType {
diff --git a/tests/ruma_api_macros.rs b/tests/ruma_api_macros.rs
index 7f007935..cd2e36f0 100644
--- a/tests/ruma_api_macros.rs
+++ b/tests/ruma_api_macros.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 pub mod some_endpoint {
     use ruma_api_macros::ruma_api;
-    use serde_derive::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+    use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
     ruma_api! {
         metadata {