diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index d3a412a6..74b53ae1 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ updates:
     commit-message:
       prefix: "feat"
       include: "scope"
-    ignore:
-      - dependency-name: "serde"
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1463a883..0797de5d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ members = [
 egui = { version = "^0", features = ["persistence"] }
 eframe = { version = "^0", features = ["persistence"] }
 ron = { version = "^0", features = ["integer128"] }
-serde = { version = "^1,<1.0.172", features = ["derive"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0.188", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = {version = "^1", features = []}
 time = {version = "^0", features = ["formatting", "macros"]}
 ureq = {version = "^2", features = ["brotli", "native-certs", "socks-proxy", "cookies"]}
diff --git a/deny.toml b/deny.toml
index e80cbbd1..1b59ee07 100644
--- a/deny.toml
+++ b/deny.toml
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ deny = [
     # Wrapper crates can optionally be specified to allow the crate when it
     # is a direct dependency of the otherwise banned crate
     #{ name = "ansi_term", version = "=0.11.0", wrappers = [] },
-    { name = "serde", version = ">1.171.0" },
+    #{ name = "serde", version = ">1.171.0" },
 ]
 
 # List of features to allow/deny