diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2a51562..e251902 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ members = [".", "derive"]
 
 [package]
 name = "rusty-value"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/Trivernis/rusty-value"
diff --git a/src/value_trait.rs b/src/value_trait.rs
index 98694a5..105a85a 100644
--- a/src/value_trait.rs
+++ b/src/value_trait.rs
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ impl HashableRustyValue for String {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'a> HashableRustyValue for &'a str {
+    fn into_hashable_rusty_value(self) -> HashableValue {
+        self.to_string().into_hashable_rusty_value()
+    }
+}
+
 impl HashableRustyValue for bool {
     #[inline]
     fn into_hashable_rusty_value(self) -> HashableValue {