diff --git a/extension/partiql-extension-visualize/Cargo.toml b/extension/partiql-extension-visualize/Cargo.toml
index 8acc120c..5e755af0 100644
--- a/extension/partiql-extension-visualize/Cargo.toml
+++ b/extension/partiql-extension-visualize/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,5 +24,12 @@ bench = false
 partiql-ast = { path = "../../partiql-ast", version = "0.6.*" }
 partiql-logical = { path = "../../partiql-logical", version = "0.6.*" }
 
-dot-writer = "0.1.*"
-itertools = "0.10.*"
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+dot-writer = { version = "0.1.*", optional = true }
+itertools = { version = "0.10.*", optional = true }
+
+[features]
+default = []
+visualize-dot = [
+  "dep:dot-writer",
+  "dep:itertools",
+]
diff --git a/extension/partiql-extension-visualize/src/common.rs b/extension/partiql-extension-visualize/src/common.rs
index 1eb41aba..1a79bc27 100644
--- a/extension/partiql-extension-visualize/src/common.rs
+++ b/extension/partiql-extension-visualize/src/common.rs
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ pub trait ToDotGraph<T> {
     fn to_graph(self, data: &T) -> String;
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "visualize-dot")]
 pub(crate) const FG_COLOR: &'static str = "\"#839496\"";
diff --git a/extension/partiql-extension-visualize/src/lib.rs b/extension/partiql-extension-visualize/src/lib.rs
index 7ecc7654..d22e7d51 100644
--- a/extension/partiql-extension-visualize/src/lib.rs
+++ b/extension/partiql-extension-visualize/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
+#[cfg(feature = "visualize-dot")]
 mod ast_to_dot;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "visualize-dot")]
 mod plan_to_dot;
 
 pub(crate) mod common;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "visualize-dot")]
 pub use ast_to_dot::AstToDot;
-pub use common::ToDotGraph;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "visualize-dot")]
 pub use plan_to_dot::PlanToDot;
+
+pub use common::ToDotGraph;