diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 823ae9b..ca37bad 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ members = [
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
 blake2 = "0.10"
+libchat = { path = "core/conversations" }
 storage = { path = "core/storage" }
 
 # Panicking across FFI boundaries is UB; abort is the correct strategy for a
diff --git a/crates/client/Cargo.toml b/crates/client/Cargo.toml
index a9296fd..d3cfb2a 100644
--- a/crates/client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/client/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ edition = "2024"
 crate-type = ["rlib"]
 
 [dependencies]
-libchat = { path = "../../core/conversations" }
+libchat = { workspace = true }