diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 998ef2b..d22e6ee 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1121,6 +1121,7 @@ name = "rust_verkle_wasm"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ark-ff",
+ "ark-serialize",
  "console_error_panic_hook",
  "getrandom",
  "hex",
diff --git a/bindings/Cargo.toml b/bindings/Cargo.toml
index 9fc6e8f..96a5b5f 100644
--- a/bindings/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bindings/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ wasm-bindgen = { version = "0.2", features = ["serde-serialize"] }
 verkle-trie = { git = "https://github.com/crate-crypto/rust-verkle", rev = "ee53141ae88fdd3c02ae85c72f027e1b0a6f60c0" }
 verkle-spec = { git = "https://github.com/crate-crypto/rust-verkle", rev = "ee53141ae88fdd3c02ae85c72f027e1b0a6f60c0" }
 ark-ff = "0.3.0"
+ark-serialize = { version = "^0.3.0", default-features = false }
+
 hex = "*"
 # This is needed so that we can enable the js feature, which is being used in ark-serialize
 # Without it, the wasm will not compile, since we cannot conditionally compile ark-serialize