diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index cd01836..2241287 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
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+ "serde",
+ "serde_yaml",
+ "thiserror",
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+ "winapi",
+]
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+dependencies = [
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+ "hashbrown",
+]
+
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+ "confy",
  "cxx",
  "cxx-qt",
  "cxx-qt-build",
  "cxx-qt-lib",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_derive",
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+
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+ "redox_syscall",
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+dependencies = [
+ "indexmap",
+ "ryu",
+ "serde",
+ "yaml-rust",
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+
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diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8b0b38c..4e84162 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ path = "src/rust/lib.rs"
 
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+serde_derive = "1.0.152"
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+[dependencies.confy]
+features = ["yaml_conf"]
+default-features = false
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