diff --git a/cursive-core/Cargo.toml b/cursive-core/Cargo.toml
index 923bcfeb..eaa0f889 100644
--- a/cursive-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cursive-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ crossbeam-channel = "0.5"
 lazy_static = "1"
 ahash = "0.8"
 serde_json = "1.0.85"
-serde_yaml = "0.9.11"
 parking_lot = { version = "0.12.1", features = ["arc_lock"] }
 compact_str = "0.8.0"
 
@@ -69,3 +68,6 @@ ansi = ["dep:ansi-parser"] # Enables an ansi-to-styled string parser
 
 [lib]
 name = "cursive_core"
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+serde_yaml = "0.9.11"