Pin upper version of serde to <1.0.172 #55
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serde v1.0.172
and later include pre-compiled binaries which is a security hazard. So until the decision gets reverted, I believe it's worth to pin upper version ofserde
. This approach may cause issues if a different crate in someone's dependency tree will depend on a post-1.0.172 version ofserde
, but I think this issue is small enough when compared to the security concerns. Also, a number of other crates in the ecosystem follow this approach, so we are not alone.More information and discussion about the
serde
change can be found in serde-rs/serde#2538.