diff --git a/.github/workflows/hybrid-array.yml b/.github/workflows/hybrid-array.yml
index bf0b046..7d280ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hybrid-array.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hybrid-array.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
           targets: ${{ matrix.target }}
       - uses: RustCrypto/actions/cargo-hack-install@master
-      - run: cargo hack build --target ${{ matrix.target }} --feature-powerset --exclude-all-features --optional-deps bytemuck,serde,subtle,zeroize
+      - run: cargo hack build --target ${{ matrix.target }} --feature-powerset --exclude-all-features --optional-deps bytemuck,serde,subtle,zeroize,wincode
 
   careful:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b0fcd67..0a5dc77 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ rust-version = "1.85"
 
 [dependencies]
 typenum = { version = "1.17", features = ["const-generics"] }
-wincode = { version = "0.2.5" }
 
 # optional dependencies
 arbitrary = { version = "1", optional = true }
@@ -26,12 +25,12 @@ bytemuck = { version = "1", optional = true, default-features = false }
 serde = { version = "1", optional = true, default-features = false }
 subtle = { version = "2", optional = true, default-features = false, features = ["const-generics"] }
 zeroize = { version = "1.8", optional = true, default-features = false }
+wincode = { version = "0.2.5", optional = true, default-features = false }
 
 [features]
 alloc = []
 extra-sizes = []
-wincode = []
-
+wincode = ["dep:wincode"]
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 all-features = true
diff --git a/src/wincode.rs b/src/wincode.rs
index dc66e5f..257abf4 100644
--- a/src/wincode.rs
+++ b/src/wincode.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ where
         let mut guard = SliceDropGuard::<T::Dst>::new(base);
         if let TypeMeta::Static { size, .. } = Self::TYPE_META {
             // SAFETY: `Self::TYPE_META` specifies a static size, which is `U::USIZE * static_size_of(T)`.
-            // `U::USIZE reads of `T` will consume `size` bytes, fully consuming the trusted window.
+            // `U::USIZE` reads of `T` will consume `size` bytes, fully consuming the trusted window.
             let reader = &mut unsafe { reader.as_trusted_for(size) }?;
             for i in 0..U::USIZE {
                 let slot = unsafe { &mut *base.add(i) };