diff --git a/rust/Cargo.lock b/rust/Cargo.lock
index 51e5dc9..a3d37de 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.lock
+++ b/rust/Cargo.lock
@@ -2,6 +2,31 @@
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+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "serde",
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+
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+ "clap_complete",
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+dependencies = [
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+ "syn 2.0.49",
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diff --git a/rust/nix-expr/src/value.rs b/rust/nix-expr/src/value.rs
index e15d5b9..1781e23 100644
--- a/rust/nix-expr/src/value.rs
+++ b/rust/nix-expr/src/value.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ impl ValueType {
 pub struct Value {
     inner: NonNull<raw::Value>,
 }
+unsafe impl Send for Value {}
 impl Value {
     /// Take ownership of a new Value.
     ///
diff --git a/rust/nix-store/src/store.rs b/rust/nix-store/src/store.rs
index 631a6f5..54fda9c 100644
--- a/rust/nix-store/src/store.rs
+++ b/rust/nix-store/src/store.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ impl Drop for StoreRef {
         }
     }
 }
+unsafe impl Send for StoreRef {}
 
 /// A [Weak] reference to a store.
 pub struct StoreWeak {