diff --git a/identity_jose/Cargo.toml b/identity_jose/Cargo.toml
index da8ddba3d2..1dbcb2781f 100644
--- a/identity_jose/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_jose/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ description = "A library for JOSE (JSON Object Signing and Encryption)"
 
 [dependencies]
 bls12_381_plus.workspace = true
-identity_core = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
+identity_core = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "../identity_core" }
 iota-crypto = { version = "0.23.2", default-features = false, features = ["std", "sha"] }
 json-proof-token.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
diff --git a/identity_verification/Cargo.toml b/identity_verification/Cargo.toml
index 2ff4fb1e9b..7f33c7e5cf 100644
--- a/identity_verification/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_verification/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ rust-version.workspace = true
 description = "Verification data types and functionality for identity.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-identity_core = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "./../identity_core", default-features = false }
+identity_core = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "./../identity_core"}
 identity_did = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "./../identity_did", default-features = false }
 identity_jose = { version = "=1.3.1", path = "./../identity_jose", default-features = false }
 serde.workspace = true