diff --git a/packages/apalis-cron/Cargo.toml b/packages/apalis-cron/Cargo.toml
index 96b3892c..32281b78 100644
--- a/packages/apalis-cron/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/apalis-cron/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ description = "A simple yet extensible library for cron-like job scheduling for
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-apalis-core = { path = "../../packages/apalis-core", version = "0.4.6", default-features = false }
+apalis-core = { path = "../../packages/apalis-core", version = "0.4.6", default-features = false, features = ["chrono"]}
 cron = "0.12.0"
 futures = "0.3"
 tower = { version = "0.4" }