diff --git a/rust_backend/crates/network/Cargo.toml b/rust_backend/crates/network/Cargo.toml
index f7e4ed3d..b3169b51 100644
--- a/rust_backend/crates/network/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust_backend/crates/network/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ hickory-proto.workspace = true
 cookie.workspace = true
 url.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
-serde_json.workspace = true
 thiserror.workspace = true
 
+[dev-dependencies]
+serde_json.workspace = true
+
 [target.'cfg(target_vendor = "apple")'.dependencies]
 rustls-platform-verifier.workspace = true