diff --git a/src/cargo/core/dependency.rs b/src/cargo/core/dependency.rs
index 12c48411983..be999c59a64 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/dependency.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/dependency.rs
@@ -52,52 +52,28 @@ struct Inner {
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize)]
-struct SerializedDependency<'a> {
-    name: &'a str,
+pub struct SerializedDependency {
+    name: InternedString,
     source: SourceId,
     req: String,
     kind: DepKind,
-    rename: Option<&'a str>,
+    rename: Option<InternedString>,
 
     optional: bool,
     uses_default_features: bool,
-    features: &'a [InternedString],
+    features: Vec<InternedString>,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-    artifact: Option<&'a Artifact>,
-    target: Option<&'a Platform>,
+    artifact: Option<Artifact>,
+    target: Option<Platform>,
     /// The registry URL this dependency is from.
     /// If None, then it comes from the default registry (crates.io).
-    registry: Option<&'a str>,
+    registry: Option<String>,
 
     /// The file system path for a local path dependency.
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     path: Option<PathBuf>,
 }
 
-impl ser::Serialize for Dependency {
-    fn serialize<S>(&self, s: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
-    where
-        S: ser::Serializer,
-    {
-        let registry_id = self.registry_id();
-        SerializedDependency {
-            name: &*self.package_name(),
-            source: self.source_id(),
-            req: self.version_req().to_string(),
-            kind: self.kind(),
-            optional: self.is_optional(),
-            uses_default_features: self.uses_default_features(),
-            features: self.features(),
-            target: self.platform(),
-            rename: self.explicit_name_in_toml().map(|s| s.as_str()),
-            registry: registry_id.as_ref().map(|sid| sid.url().as_str()),
-            path: self.source_id().local_path(),
-            artifact: self.artifact(),
-        }
-        .serialize(s)
-    }
-}
-
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Ord, PartialOrd, Clone, Debug, Copy)]
 pub enum DepKind {
     Normal,
@@ -182,6 +158,23 @@ impl Dependency {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn serialized(&self) -> SerializedDependency {
+        SerializedDependency {
+            name: self.package_name(),
+            source: self.source_id(),
+            req: self.version_req().to_string(),
+            kind: self.kind(),
+            optional: self.is_optional(),
+            uses_default_features: self.uses_default_features(),
+            features: self.features().to_vec(),
+            target: self.inner.platform.clone(),
+            rename: self.explicit_name_in_toml(),
+            registry: self.registry_id().as_ref().map(|sid| sid.url().to_string()),
+            path: self.source_id().local_path(),
+            artifact: self.inner.artifact.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn version_req(&self) -> &OptVersionReq {
         &self.inner.req
     }
diff --git a/src/cargo/core/mod.rs b/src/cargo/core/mod.rs
index bdc9b2f4fe6..e857ca35dad 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-pub use self::dependency::Dependency;
+pub use self::dependency::{Dependency, SerializedDependency};
 pub use self::features::{CliUnstable, Edition, Feature, Features};
 pub use self::manifest::{EitherManifest, VirtualManifest};
 pub use self::manifest::{Manifest, Target, TargetKind};
diff --git a/src/cargo/core/package.rs b/src/cargo/core/package.rs
index 7dd412154f7..4495aa245ec 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/package.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/package.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ use crate::core::compiler::{CompileKind, RustcTargetData};
 use crate::core::dependency::DepKind;
 use crate::core::resolver::features::ForceAllTargets;
 use crate::core::resolver::{HasDevUnits, Resolve};
-use crate::core::{Dependency, Manifest, PackageId, PackageIdSpec, SourceId, Target};
+use crate::core::{
+    Dependency, Manifest, PackageId, PackageIdSpec, SerializedDependency, SourceId, Target,
+};
 use crate::core::{Summary, Workspace};
 use crate::sources::source::{MaybePackage, SourceMap};
 use crate::util::cache_lock::{CacheLock, CacheLockMode};
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ pub struct SerializedPackage {
     license_file: Option<String>,
     description: Option<String>,
     source: SourceId,
-    dependencies: Vec<Dependency>,
+    dependencies: Vec<SerializedDependency>,
     targets: Vec<Target>,
     features: BTreeMap<InternedString, Vec<InternedString>>,
     manifest_path: PathBuf,
@@ -224,7 +226,11 @@ impl Package {
             license_file: manmeta.license_file.clone(),
             description: manmeta.description.clone(),
             source: summary.source_id(),
-            dependencies: summary.dependencies().to_vec(),
+            dependencies: summary
+                .dependencies()
+                .iter()
+                .map(Dependency::serialized)
+                .collect(),
             targets,
             features,
             manifest_path: self.manifest_path().to_path_buf(),