diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index e7aa7bc71ab9..05f163223738 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -46,11 +46,22 @@ jobs:
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
         with:
           cache-on-failure: true
-      - run:
-          cargo clippy --workspace --lib --examples --tests --benches --all-features
+      - run: cargo clippy --workspace --lib --examples --tests --benches --all-features
         env:
           RUSTFLAGS: -D warnings
 
+  crate-checks:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 30
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+      - uses: taiki-e/install-action@cargo-hack
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          cache-on-failure: true
+      - run: cargo hack check
+
   msrv:
     name: MSRV / ${{ matrix.network }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -120,7 +131,7 @@ jobs:
     name: lint success
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: always()
-    needs: [clippy-binaries, clippy, docs, fmt, grafana]
+    needs: [clippy-binaries, clippy, crate-checks, docs, fmt, grafana]
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
       - name: Decide whether the needed jobs succeeded or failed
diff --git a/crates/ethereum-forks/Cargo.toml b/crates/ethereum-forks/Cargo.toml
index ab27355fe263..4b3cd8f27101 100644
--- a/crates/ethereum-forks/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/ethereum-forks/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,17 +14,16 @@ workspace = true
 [dependencies]
 # ethereum
 alloy-chains.workspace = true
-alloy-primitives = { workspace = true, features = ["rand", "rlp"] }
-alloy-rlp = { workspace = true, features = ["arrayvec"] }
+alloy-primitives = { workspace = true, features = ["serde", "rand", "rlp"] }
+alloy-rlp = { workspace = true, features = ["arrayvec", "derive"] }
 
 # used for forkid
 crc = "3"
 
 # misc
-serde.workspace = true
+serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 thiserror.workspace = true
 
-
 # arbitrary utils
 arbitrary = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"], optional = true }
 proptest = { workspace = true, optional = true }
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ arbitrary = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 proptest.workspace = true
 proptest-derive.workspace = true
 
-
 [features]
 arbitrary = ["dep:arbitrary", "dep:proptest", "dep:proptest-derive"]
 optimism = []