diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ffc8452..ba6fd89 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ zeroable_maybe_uninit = []
 derive = ["bytemuck_derive"]
 
 [dependencies]
-bytemuck_derive = { version = "1", path = "derive", optional = true }
+# use the upper line for testing against bytemuck_derive changes, if any
+#bytemuck_derive = { version = "1.0.1-alpha.0", path = "derive", optional = true }
+bytemuck_derive = { version = "1", optional = true }
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 all-features = true