diff --git a/examples/Cargo.toml b/examples/Cargo.toml
index 28dc768f..07a959ec 100644
--- a/examples/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ members = [
 candid = "0.9.11"
 ic-cdk = "0.10.1"
 ic-cdk-macros = "0.7.1"
+serde = "1.0.132"
diff --git a/examples/src/assets_example/Cargo.toml b/examples/src/assets_example/Cargo.toml
index fd0bd4ab..36ca1379 100644
--- a/examples/src/assets_example/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/src/assets_example/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,5 +11,4 @@ candid.workspace = true
 ic-cdk.workspace = true
 ic-cdk-macros.workspace = true
 ic-stable-structures = { path = "../../../" }
-serde = "1.0.132"
-
+serde.workspace = true
diff --git a/examples/src/custom_types_example/Cargo.toml b/examples/src/custom_types_example/Cargo.toml
index 686bd7b5..72e93e2b 100644
--- a/examples/src/custom_types_example/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/src/custom_types_example/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,5 +11,4 @@ candid.workspace = true
 ic-cdk.workspace = true
 ic-cdk-macros.workspace = true
 ic-stable-structures = { path = "../../../" }
-serde = "1.0.132"
-
+serde.workspace = true
diff --git a/examples/src/quick_start/Cargo.toml b/examples/src/quick_start/Cargo.toml
index 9697b66d..2b8ce40a 100644
--- a/examples/src/quick_start/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/src/quick_start/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ ciborium = "0.2.1"
 ic-cdk.workspace = true
 ic-cdk-macros.workspace = true
 ic-stable-structures = { path = "../../../" }
-serde = "1.0.132"
+serde.workspace = true