diff --git a/git-cliff-core/Cargo.toml b/git-cliff-core/Cargo.toml
index 9a920833b3..814d178676 100644
--- a/git-cliff-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/git-cliff-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ glob = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 regex.workspace = true
 log.workspace = true
 thiserror = "1.0.47"
-# https://github.com/serde-rs/serde/issues/2538
-serde = { version = "= 1.0.185", features = ["derive"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0.185", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.105"
 serde_regex = "1.1.0"
 tera = "1.19.0"