diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d253ce8..7533f07 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "tarpc"
-version = "0.7.3"
+version = "0.8.0"
 authors = ["Adam Wright <adam.austin.wright@gmail.com>", "Tim Kuehn <timothy.j.kuehn@gmail.com>"]
 license = "MIT"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/tarpc"
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ description = "An RPC framework for Rust with a focus on ease of use."
 travis-ci = { repository = "google/tarpc" }
 
 [dependencies]
-bincode = "1.0.0-alpha6"
+bincode = "0.8"
 byteorder = "1.0"
 bytes = "0.4"
 cfg-if = "0.1.0"
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ lazy_static = "0.2"
 log = "0.3"
 net2 = "0.2"
 num_cpus = "1.0"
-serde = "0.9"
-serde_derive = "0.9"
+serde = "1.0"
+serde_derive = "1.0"
 tarpc-plugins = { path = "src/plugins", version = "0.1.1" }
 thread-pool = "0.1.1"
 tokio-core = "0.1.6"
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ chrono = "0.3"
 env_logger = "0.3"
 futures-cpupool = "0.1"
 clap = "2.0"
+serde_bytes = "0.10"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "macos")'.dev-dependencies]
 security-framework = "0.1"
diff --git a/RELEASES.md b/RELEASES.md
index 153e3ce..11c0093 100644
--- a/RELEASES.md
+++ b/RELEASES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+## 0.8.0 (2017-05-05)
+
+## Breaking Changes
+This release updates tarpc to use serde 1.0.
+As such, users must also update to use serde 1.0.
+The serde 1.0 [release notes](https://github.com/serde-rs/serde/releases/tag/v1.0.0)
+detail migration paths.
+
 ## 0.7.3 (2017-04-26)
 
 This release removes the `Sync` bound on RPC args for both sync and future
diff --git a/examples/concurrency.rs b/examples/concurrency.rs
index 807f4cf..202b366 100644
--- a/examples/concurrency.rs
+++ b/examples/concurrency.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ extern crate env_logger;
 extern crate futures;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate log;
-extern crate serde;
+extern crate serde_bytes;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate tarpc;
 extern crate tokio_core;
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ use tarpc::util::{FirstSocketAddr, Never};
 use tokio_core::reactor;
 
 service! {
-    rpc read(size: u32) -> serde::bytes::ByteBuf;
+    rpc read(size: u32) -> serde_bytes::ByteBuf;
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ impl Server {
 }
 
 impl FutureService for Server {
-    type ReadFut = CpuFuture<serde::bytes::ByteBuf, Never>;
+    type ReadFut = CpuFuture<serde_bytes::ByteBuf, Never>;
 
     fn read(&self, size: u32) -> Self::ReadFut {
         let request_number = self.request_count.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
diff --git a/examples/throughput.rs b/examples/throughput.rs
index c757506..823041d 100644
--- a/examples/throughput.rs
+++ b/examples/throughput.rs
@@ -12,12 +12,11 @@ extern crate lazy_static;
 extern crate tarpc;
 extern crate env_logger;
 extern crate futures;
-extern crate serde;
+extern crate serde_bytes;
 extern crate tokio_core;
 
 use std::io::{Read, Write, stdout};
 use std::net;
-use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::mpsc;
 use std::thread;
 use std::time;
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ use tarpc::util::{FirstSocketAddr, Never};
 use tokio_core::reactor;
 
 lazy_static! {
-    static ref BUF: Arc<serde::bytes::ByteBuf> = Arc::new(gen_vec(CHUNK_SIZE as usize).into());
+    static ref BUF: serde_bytes::ByteBuf = gen_vec(CHUNK_SIZE as usize).into();
 }
 
 fn gen_vec(size: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
@@ -39,14 +38,14 @@ fn gen_vec(size: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
 }
 
 service! {
-    rpc read() -> Arc<serde::bytes::ByteBuf>;
+    rpc read() -> serde_bytes::ByteBuf;
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 struct Server;
 
 impl FutureService for Server {
-    type ReadFut = Result<Arc<serde::bytes::ByteBuf>, Never>;
+    type ReadFut = Result<serde_bytes::ByteBuf, Never>;
 
     fn read(&self) -> Self::ReadFut {
         Ok(BUF.clone())
diff --git a/src/errors.rs b/src/errors.rs
index 1bc1512..9714b34 100644
--- a/src/errors.rs
+++ b/src/errors.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pub enum Error<E> {
     App(E),
 }
 
-impl<E: StdError + Deserialize + Serialize + Send + 'static> fmt::Display for Error<E> {
+impl<'a, E: StdError + Deserialize<'a> + Serialize + Send + 'static> fmt::Display for Error<E> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         match *self {
             Error::ResponseDeserialize(ref e) => write!(f, r#"{}: "{}""#, self.description(), e),
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ impl<E: StdError + Deserialize + Serialize + Send + 'static> fmt::Display for Er
     }
 }
 
-impl<E: StdError + Deserialize + Serialize + Send + 'static> StdError for Error<E> {
+impl<'a, E: StdError + Deserialize<'a> + Serialize + Send + 'static> StdError for Error<E> {
     fn description(&self) -> &str {
         match *self {
             Error::ResponseDeserialize(_) => "The client failed to deserialize the response.",
diff --git a/src/future/client.rs b/src/future/client.rs
index a6dd674..02e5a25 100644
--- a/src/future/client.rs
+++ b/src/future/client.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ use {REMOTE, bincode};
 use future::server::Response;
 use futures::{self, Future, future};
 use protocol::Proto;
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde::Serialize;
+use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::io;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
@@ -103,16 +104,16 @@ impl fmt::Debug for Reactor {
 #[doc(hidden)]
 pub struct Client<Req, Resp, E>
     where Req: Serialize + 'static,
-          Resp: Deserialize + 'static,
-          E: Deserialize + 'static
+          Resp: DeserializeOwned + 'static,
+          E: DeserializeOwned + 'static
 {
     inner: ClientService<StreamType, Proto<Req, Response<Resp, E>>>,
 }
 
 impl<Req, Resp, E> Clone for Client<Req, Resp, E>
     where Req: Serialize + 'static,
-          Resp: Deserialize + 'static,
-          E: Deserialize + 'static
+          Resp: DeserializeOwned + 'static,
+          E: DeserializeOwned + 'static
 {
     fn clone(&self) -> Self {
         Client { inner: self.inner.clone() }
@@ -121,8 +122,8 @@ impl<Req, Resp, E> Clone for Client<Req, Resp, E>
 
 impl<Req, Resp, E> Service for Client<Req, Resp, E>
     where Req: Serialize + Send + 'static,
-          Resp: Deserialize + Send + 'static,
-          E: Deserialize + Send + 'static
+          Resp: DeserializeOwned + Send + 'static,
+          E: DeserializeOwned + Send + 'static
 {
     type Request = Req;
     type Response = Resp;
@@ -143,13 +144,13 @@ impl<Req, Resp, E> Service for Client<Req, Resp, E>
 
 impl<Req, Resp, E> Client<Req, Resp, E>
     where Req: Serialize + 'static,
-          Resp: Deserialize + 'static,
-          E: Deserialize + 'static
+          Resp: DeserializeOwned + 'static,
+          E: DeserializeOwned + 'static
 {
     fn bind(handle: &reactor::Handle, tcp: StreamType, max_payload_size: u64) -> Self
         where Req: Serialize + Send + 'static,
-              Resp: Deserialize + Send + 'static,
-              E: Deserialize + Send + 'static
+              Resp: DeserializeOwned + Send + 'static,
+              E: DeserializeOwned + Send + 'static
     {
         let inner = Proto::new(max_payload_size).bind_client(&handle, tcp);
         Client { inner }
@@ -164,8 +165,8 @@ impl<Req, Resp, E> Client<Req, Resp, E>
 
 impl<Req, Resp, E> fmt::Debug for Client<Req, Resp, E>
     where Req: Serialize + 'static,
-          Resp: Deserialize + 'static,
-          E: Deserialize + 'static
+          Resp: DeserializeOwned + 'static,
+          E: DeserializeOwned + 'static
 {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> Result<(), fmt::Error> {
         write!(f, "Client {{ .. }}")
@@ -188,8 +189,8 @@ pub type ConnectFuture<Req, Resp, E> =
 
 impl<Req, Resp, E> ClientExt for Client<Req, Resp, E>
     where Req: Serialize + Send + 'static,
-          Resp: Deserialize + Send + 'static,
-          E: Deserialize + Send + 'static
+          Resp: DeserializeOwned + Send + 'static,
+          E: DeserializeOwned + Send + 'static
 {
     type ConnectFut = ConnectFuture<Req, Resp, E>;
 
diff --git a/src/future/server/mod.rs b/src/future/server/mod.rs
index 1b7a40b..973c6b6 100644
--- a/src/future/server/mod.rs
+++ b/src/future/server/mod.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ use {bincode, net2};
 use errors::WireError;
 use futures::{Async, Future, Poll, Stream, future as futures};
 use protocol::Proto;
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde::Serialize;
+use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::io;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@ pub fn listen<S, Req, Resp, E>(new_service: S,
     where S: NewService<Request = Result<Req, bincode::Error>,
                         Response = Response<Resp, E>,
                         Error = io::Error> + 'static,
-          Req: Deserialize + 'static,
+          Req: DeserializeOwned + 'static,
           Resp: Serialize + 'static,
           E: Serialize + 'static
 {
@@ -267,7 +268,7 @@ fn listen_with<S, Req, Resp, E>(new_service: S,
     where S: NewService<Request = Result<Req, bincode::Error>,
                         Response = Response<Resp, E>,
                         Error = io::Error> + 'static,
-          Req: Deserialize + 'static,
+          Req: DeserializeOwned + 'static,
           Resp: Serialize + 'static,
           E: Serialize + 'static
 {
@@ -347,7 +348,7 @@ impl<S, Req, Resp, E, I, St> BindStream<S, St>
     where S: NewService<Request = Result<Req, bincode::Error>,
                         Response = Response<Resp, E>,
                         Error = io::Error> + 'static,
-          Req: Deserialize + 'static,
+          Req: DeserializeOwned + 'static,
           Resp: Serialize + 'static,
           E: Serialize + 'static,
           I: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + 'static,
@@ -372,7 +373,7 @@ impl<S, Req, Resp, E, I, St> Future for BindStream<S, St>
     where S: NewService<Request = Result<Req, bincode::Error>,
                         Response = Response<Resp, E>,
                         Error = io::Error> + 'static,
-          Req: Deserialize + 'static,
+          Req: DeserializeOwned + 'static,
           Resp: Serialize + 'static,
           E: Serialize + 'static,
           I: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + 'static,
@@ -399,7 +400,7 @@ pub struct Listen<S, Req, Resp, E>
     where S: NewService<Request = Result<Req, bincode::Error>,
                         Response = Response<Resp, E>,
                         Error = io::Error> + 'static,
-          Req: Deserialize + 'static,
+          Req: DeserializeOwned + 'static,
           Resp: Serialize + 'static,
           E: Serialize + 'static
 {
@@ -410,7 +411,7 @@ impl<S, Req, Resp, E> Future for Listen<S, Req, Resp, E>
     where S: NewService<Request = Result<Req, bincode::Error>,
                         Response = Response<Resp, E>,
                         Error = io::Error> + 'static,
-          Req: Deserialize + 'static,
+          Req: DeserializeOwned + 'static,
           Resp: Serialize + 'static,
           E: Serialize + 'static
 {
@@ -426,7 +427,7 @@ impl<S, Req, Resp, E> fmt::Debug for Listen<S, Req, Resp, E>
     where S: NewService<Request = Result<Req, bincode::Error>,
                         Response = Response<Resp, E>,
                         Error = io::Error> + 'static,
-          Req: Deserialize + 'static,
+          Req: DeserializeOwned + 'static,
           Resp: Serialize + 'static,
           E: Serialize + 'static
 {
diff --git a/src/macros.rs b/src/macros.rs
index 24cd3b4..66eb82f 100644
--- a/src/macros.rs
+++ b/src/macros.rs
@@ -56,25 +56,27 @@ macro_rules! impl_serialize {
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! impl_deserialize {
     ($impler:ident, $(@($name:ident $n:expr))* -- #($n_:expr) ) => (
-        impl $crate::serde::Deserialize for $impler {
+        impl<'d> $crate::serde::Deserialize<'d> for $impler {
             #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
             fn deserialize<impl_deserialize_D__>(
                 impl_deserialize_deserializer__: impl_deserialize_D__)
                 -> ::std::result::Result<$impler, impl_deserialize_D__::Error>
-                where impl_deserialize_D__: $crate::serde::Deserializer
+                where impl_deserialize_D__: $crate::serde::Deserializer<'d>
             {
                 #[allow(non_camel_case_types, unused)]
                 enum impl_deserialize_Field__ {
                     $($name),*
                 }
 
-                impl $crate::serde::Deserialize for impl_deserialize_Field__ {
+                impl<'d> $crate::serde::Deserialize<'d> for impl_deserialize_Field__ {
                     fn deserialize<D>(impl_deserialize_deserializer__: D)
                         -> ::std::result::Result<impl_deserialize_Field__, D::Error>
-                        where D: $crate::serde::Deserializer
+                        where D: $crate::serde::Deserializer<'d>
                     {
                         struct impl_deserialize_FieldVisitor__;
-                        impl $crate::serde::de::Visitor for impl_deserialize_FieldVisitor__ {
+                        impl<'d> $crate::serde::de::Visitor<'d>
+                            for impl_deserialize_FieldVisitor__
+                        {
                             type Value = impl_deserialize_Field__;
 
                             fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut ::std::fmt::Formatter)
@@ -107,13 +109,13 @@ macro_rules! impl_deserialize {
                                 )
                             }
                         }
-                        impl_deserialize_deserializer__.deserialize_struct_field(
+                        impl_deserialize_deserializer__.deserialize_identifier(
                             impl_deserialize_FieldVisitor__)
                     }
                 }
 
                 struct Visitor;
-                impl $crate::serde::de::Visitor for Visitor {
+                impl<'d> $crate::serde::de::Visitor<'d> for Visitor {
                     type Value = $impler;
 
                     fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut ::std::fmt::Formatter)
@@ -122,16 +124,16 @@ macro_rules! impl_deserialize {
                         formatter.write_str("an enum variant")
                     }
 
-                    fn visit_enum<V>(self, visitor__: V)
+                    fn visit_enum<V>(self, data__: V)
                         -> ::std::result::Result<Self::Value, V::Error>
-                        where V: $crate::serde::de::EnumVisitor
+                        where V: $crate::serde::de::EnumAccess<'d>
                     {
-                        use $crate::serde::de::VariantVisitor;
-                        match visitor__.visit_variant()? {
+                        use $crate::serde::de::VariantAccess;
+                        match data__.variant()? {
                             $(
                                 (impl_deserialize_Field__::$name, variant) => {
                                     ::std::result::Result::Ok(
-                                        $impler::$name(variant.visit_newtype()?))
+                                        $impler::$name(variant.newtype_variant()?))
                                 }
                             ),*
                         }
diff --git a/src/protocol.rs b/src/protocol.rs
index be17c3a..b3da9f1 100644
--- a/src/protocol.rs
+++ b/src/protocol.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ fn too_big(payload_size: u64, max_payload_size: u64) -> io::Error {
 
 impl<Encode, Decode> Encoder for Codec<Encode, Decode>
     where Encode: serde::Serialize,
-          Decode: serde::Deserialize
+          Decode: serde::de::DeserializeOwned
 {
     type Item = (RequestId, Encode);
     type Error = io::Error;
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ impl<Encode, Decode> Encoder for Codec<Encode, Decode>
 }
 
 impl<Encode, Decode> Decoder for Codec<Encode, Decode>
-    where Decode: serde::Deserialize
+    where Decode: serde::de::DeserializeOwned
 {
     type Item = (RequestId, Result<Decode, bincode::Error>);
     type Error = io::Error;
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ impl<Encode, Decode> Proto<Encode, Decode> {
 impl<T, Encode, Decode> ServerProto<T> for Proto<Encode, Decode>
     where T: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + 'static,
           Encode: serde::Serialize + 'static,
-          Decode: serde::Deserialize + 'static
+          Decode: serde::de::DeserializeOwned + 'static
 {
     type Response = Encode;
     type Request = Result<Decode, bincode::Error>;
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ impl<T, Encode, Decode> ServerProto<T> for Proto<Encode, Decode>
 impl<T, Encode, Decode> ClientProto<T> for Proto<Encode, Decode>
     where T: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + 'static,
           Encode: serde::Serialize + 'static,
-          Decode: serde::Deserialize + 'static
+          Decode: serde::de::DeserializeOwned + 'static
 {
     type Response = Result<Decode, bincode::Error>;
     type Request = Encode;
diff --git a/src/sync/client.rs b/src/sync/client.rs
index bed63eb..6ed3da1 100644
--- a/src/sync/client.rs
+++ b/src/sync/client.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use future::client::{Client as FutureClient, ClientExt as FutureClientExt,
                      Options as FutureOptions};
-/// Exposes a trait for connecting synchronously to servers.
 use futures::{Future, Stream};
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde::Serialize;
+use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::io;
 use std::net::{SocketAddr, ToSocketAddrs};
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ impl<Req, Resp, E> fmt::Debug for Client<Req, Resp, E> {
 
 impl<Req, Resp, E> Client<Req, Resp, E>
     where Req: Serialize + Send + 'static,
-          Resp: Deserialize + Send + 'static,
-          E: Deserialize + Send + 'static
+          Resp: DeserializeOwned + Send + 'static,
+          E: DeserializeOwned + Send + 'static
 {
     /// Drives an RPC call for the given request.
     pub fn call(&self, request: Req) -> Result<Resp, ::Error<E>> {
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ pub trait ClientExt: Sized {
 
 impl<Req, Resp, E> ClientExt for Client<Req, Resp, E>
     where Req: Serialize + Send + 'static,
-          Resp: Deserialize + Send + 'static,
-          E: Deserialize + Send + 'static
+          Resp: DeserializeOwned + Send + 'static,
+          E: DeserializeOwned + Send + 'static
 {
     fn connect<A>(addr: A, options: Options) -> io::Result<Self>
         where A: ToSocketAddrs
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ struct RequestHandler<Req, Resp, E, S> {
 
 impl<Req, Resp, E> RequestHandler<Req, Resp, E, FutureClient<Req, Resp, E>>
     where Req: Serialize + Send + 'static,
-          Resp: Deserialize + Send + 'static,
-          E: Deserialize + Send + 'static
+          Resp: DeserializeOwned + Send + 'static,
+          E: DeserializeOwned + Send + 'static
 {
     /// Creates a new `RequestHandler` by connecting a `FutureClient` to the given address
     /// using the given options.
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ impl<Req, Resp, E> RequestHandler<Req, Resp, E, FutureClient<Req, Resp, E>>
 
 impl<Req, Resp, E, S> RequestHandler<Req, Resp, E, S>
     where Req: Serialize + 'static,
-          Resp: Deserialize + 'static,
-          E: Deserialize + 'static,
+          Resp: DeserializeOwned + 'static,
+          E: DeserializeOwned + 'static,
           S: Service<Request = Req, Response = Resp, Error = ::Error<E>>,
           S::Future: 'static
 {
diff --git a/src/sync/server.rs b/src/sync/server.rs
index 8cb67fd..fb53ce7 100644
--- a/src/sync/server.rs
+++ b/src/sync/server.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ use futures::{Future, future as futures};
 use futures::sync::oneshot;
 #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
 use native_tls_inner::TlsAcceptor;
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde::Serialize;
+use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::io;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ pub fn listen<S, Req, Resp, E>(new_service: S,
           <S::Instance as Service>::Future: Send + 'static,
           S::Response: Send,
           S::Error: Send,
-          Req: Deserialize + 'static,
+          Req: DeserializeOwned + 'static,
           Resp: Serialize + 'static,
           E: Serialize + 'static
 {
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index 12bc85f..aaded3b 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ impl Serialize for Never {
 }
 
 // Please don't try to deserialize this. :(
-impl Deserialize for Never {
+impl<'a> Deserialize<'a> for Never {
     fn deserialize<D>(_: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
-        where D: Deserializer
+        where D: Deserializer<'a>
     {
         panic!("Never cannot be instantiated!");
     }