diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yaml b/.github/workflows/check.yaml
index f8a6b5b..e3d657d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yaml
@@ -20,37 +20,49 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout
+      - name: 📥 Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Set up the toolchain
+      - name: ✨ Set up the toolchain
         uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
           profile: minimal
           toolchain: stable
           components: rustfmt, clippy
 
-      - name: Rust Cache
+      - name: ⚡️ Rust Cache
         uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v1
         with:
           cache-on-failure: true
 
-      - name: Test
+      - name: 🧪 Test without optional features
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: test
-          args: --doc
+          args: --all-targets
 
-      - name: Clippy
+      - name: 🧪 Test all features
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: test
+          args: --all-targets --all-features
+
+      - name: 🧪 Test docs
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: test
+          args: --doc --all-features
+
+      - name: 🪄 Clippy
         uses: actions-rs/clippy-check@v1
         continue-on-error: true
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           args: --all-targets --all-features --tests -- -D warnings
 
-      - name: Publish the crates (dry run)
+      - name: 📤 Publish the crates (dry run)
         run: |
           cargo publish --allow-dirty --dry-run
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 903a680..39f3b0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout the repository
+      - name: 📥 Checkout the repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Set the versions
+      - name: 🪄 Set the versions
         run: |
           sed -i -e 's/version = "0\.0\.0"/version = "${{ github.ref_name }}"/g' Cargo.toml
       - name: Rustup
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ jobs:
           profile: minimal
           toolchain: stable
 
-      - name: Build the changelog
+      - name: 📝 Build the changelog
         id: changelog
         uses: Bullrich/generate-release-changelog@master
         env:
           REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
 
-      - name: Update the release
+      - name: 🪄 Update the release
         uses: tubone24/update_release@v1.3.1
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
           release_name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
           body: ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.changelog }}
 
-      - name: Publish the crates
+      - name: 📤 Publish the crates
         run: |
           cargo publish --allow-dirty
         env:
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 40114c0..d0e2967 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@ categories = ["parsing"]
 
 [features]
 default = []
+meta = ["dep:serde_json"]
 
 [dependencies]
 prost = "0.11.3"
 serde = { version = "1.0.148", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_bytes = "0.11.7"
 serde-pickle = "1.1.1"
-serde_json = "1.0.96"
+serde_json = { version = "1.0.96", optional = true }
 thiserror = "1.0.37"
 zip = { version = "0.6.3", default-features = false, features = ["deflate"] }
 
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 21ff47d..40d9f04 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ pub enum Error {
     #[error("failed to un-pickle")]
     UnpickleFailed(#[source] serde_pickle::Error),
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "meta")]
     #[error("failed to decode JSON")]
     JsonDecodeFailed(#[source] serde_json::Error),
 }
diff --git a/src/models.rs b/src/models.rs
index 75eb77e..6afdb02 100644
--- a/src/models.rs
+++ b/src/models.rs
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ mod meta;
 
 pub use self::battle_results::*;
 pub use self::battle_results_dat::*;
+#[cfg(feature = "meta")]
 pub use self::meta::*;
diff --git a/src/models/meta.rs b/src/models/meta.rs
index 84178d0..dbca09b 100644
--- a/src/models/meta.rs
+++ b/src/models/meta.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#![cfg(feature = "meta")]
+
 use std::io::Read;
 
 use serde::Deserialize;
diff --git a/src/replay.rs b/src/replay.rs
index ce0416c..c78f83e 100644
--- a/src/replay.rs
+++ b/src/replay.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ use std::io::{Read, Seek};
 use zip::ZipArchive;
 
 use crate::error::Error;
-use crate::models::{BattleResults, BattleResultsDat, Meta};
+#[cfg(feature = "meta")]
+use crate::models::Meta;
+use crate::models::{BattleResults, BattleResultsDat};
 use crate::result::Result;
 
 /// Opened (but not yet parsed) replay.
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ impl<R: Read + Seek> Replay<R> {
         BattleResultsDat::from_reader(pickled_battle_results)
     }
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "meta")]
     pub fn read_meta(&mut self) -> Result<Meta> {
         Meta::from_reader(
             self.0
diff --git a/tests/meta.rs b/tests/meta.rs
index 37570ef..f33eab7 100644
--- a/tests/meta.rs
+++ b/tests/meta.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#![cfg(feature = "meta")]
+
 use std::fs::File;
 
 use anyhow::Result;