diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-## [*Unreleased*](https://github.com/freckle/bcp47/compare/bcp47-orphans-v0.1.0.5...main)
+## [*Unreleased*](https://github.com/freckle/bcp47/compare/bcp47-orphans-v0.1.0.6...main)
 
 None
+
+## [v0.1.0.5](https://github.com/freckle/bcp47/compare/bcp47-orphans-v0.1.0.5...bcp47-orphans-v0.1.0.6)
+
+- Add support for Serialise and the CBOR format
 
 ## [v0.1.0.5](https://github.com/freckle/bcp47/compare/bcp47-orphans-v0.1.0.4...bcp47-orphans-v0.1.0.5)
 
diff --git a/bcp47-orphans.cabal b/bcp47-orphans.cabal
--- a/bcp47-orphans.cabal
+++ b/bcp47-orphans.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version:      1.12
 name:               bcp47-orphans
-version:            0.1.0.5
+version:            0.1.0.6
 license:            MIT
 license-file:       LICENSE
 copyright:          2019 Freckle Education
@@ -28,21 +28,23 @@
         Data.BCP47.HttpApiData
         Data.BCP47.PathPieces
         Data.BCP47.Persist
+        Data.BCP47.Serialise
 
     hs-source-dirs:   library
     other-modules:    Paths_bcp47_orphans
     default-language: Haskell2010
     build-depends:
         base >=4.7 && <5,
-        bcp47 >=0.2.0.6,
-        cassava >=0.5.1.0,
-        errors >=2.3.0,
-        esqueleto >=3.4.0.1,
-        hashable >=1.2.7.0,
-        http-api-data >=0.3.8.1,
-        path-pieces >=0.2.1,
-        persistent >=2.11.0.1,
-        text >=1.2.3.1
+        bcp47,
+        cassava,
+        errors,
+        esqueleto,
+        hashable,
+        http-api-data,
+        path-pieces,
+        persistent,
+        serialise,
+        text
 
 test-suite spec
     type:             exitcode-stdio-1.0
@@ -53,15 +55,17 @@
         Data.BCP47.PathPiecesSpec
         Data.BCP47.PersistSpec
         Data.BCP47.Roundtrip
+        Data.BCP47.SerialiseSpec
         Paths_bcp47_orphans
 
     default-language: Haskell2010
     build-depends:
-        QuickCheck >=2.11.3,
+        QuickCheck,
         base >=4.7 && <5,
-        bcp47 >=0.2.0.6,
-        bcp47-orphans -any,
-        cassava >=0.5.1.0,
-        hspec >=2.5.5,
-        path-pieces >=0.2.1,
-        persistent >=2.11.0.1
+        bcp47,
+        bcp47-orphans,
+        cassava,
+        hspec,
+        path-pieces,
+        persistent,
+        serialise
diff --git a/library/Data/BCP47/Serialise.hs b/library/Data/BCP47/Serialise.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/Data/BCP47/Serialise.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-warn-orphans #-}
+
+module Data.BCP47.Serialise () where
+
+import Codec.Serialise
+import Data.BCP47 (BCP47, fromText, toText)
+import Data.Text (unpack)
+
+instance Serialise BCP47 where
+  -- bypass children not having their own Serialise instances by using toText/fromText
+  encode = encode . toText
+  decode = either (fail . unpack) pure . fromText =<< decode
diff --git a/tests/Data/BCP47/SerialiseSpec.hs b/tests/Data/BCP47/SerialiseSpec.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Data/BCP47/SerialiseSpec.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeApplications #-}
+
+module Data.BCP47.SerialiseSpec
+  ( spec
+  ) where
+
+import Codec.Serialise
+import Data.BCP47 (BCP47)
+import Data.BCP47.Serialise ()
+import Test.Hspec
+import Test.QuickCheck (property)
+
+spec :: Spec
+spec = describe "Serialise" . it "roundtrips" . property $ \x ->
+  deserialise @BCP47 (serialise @BCP47 x) `shouldBe` x