diff --git a/examples/subscriptions/Cargo.toml b/examples/subscriptions/Cargo.toml
index a6a51cf73..a7eb6e597 100644
--- a/examples/subscriptions/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/subscriptions/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 
 serde.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
-
+serde = { version = "1.0.183", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1.0"
 eyre.workspace = true