diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 93b4f9d..6ef15ab 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group = 'com.nucleodb'
-version = '1.13.22'
+version = '1.13.23'
 
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/nucleodb/library/database/utils/Serializer.java b/src/main/java/com/nucleodb/library/database/utils/Serializer.java
index 0a50666..346ba8a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/nucleodb/library/database/utils/Serializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/nucleodb/library/database/utils/Serializer.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ public class Serializer{
   public Serializer() {
     om = new ObjectMapper();
     om.findAndRegisterModules();
+    om.enableDefaultTyping(ObjectMapper.DefaultTyping.JAVA_LANG_OBJECT);
     om.configure(DeserializationFeature.FAIL_ON_UNKNOWN_PROPERTIES, false);
   }