diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 65286dde..f209c7a4 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "primitives 0.1.0",
  "rand 0.3.14 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "rustc-serialize 0.3.19 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "serialization 0.1.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -120,6 +121,14 @@ name = "rustc-serialize"
 version = "0.3.19"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "serialization"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "byteorder 0.5.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "primitives 0.1.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "time"
 version = "0.1.35"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 04c5b9ac..2b35824b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ eth-secp256k1 = { git = "https://github.com/ethcore/rust-secp256k1" }
 base58 = "0.1"
 primitives = { path = "primitives" }
 bitcrypto = { path = "crypto" }
+serialization = { path = "serialization" }
diff --git a/serialization/Cargo.toml b/serialization/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1c77f18d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/serialization/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[package]
+name = "serialization"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["debris <marek.kotewicz@gmail.com>"]
+
+[dependencies]
+byteorder = "0.5"
+primitives = { path = "../primitives" }
diff --git a/src/ser/compact_integer.rs b/serialization/src/compact_integer.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from src/ser/compact_integer.rs
rename to serialization/src/compact_integer.rs
index 239e60d3..dabff316 100644
--- a/src/ser/compact_integer.rs
+++ b/serialization/src/compact_integer.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //! https://bitcoin.org/en/developer-reference#compactsize-unsigned-integers
 
 use std::fmt;
-use ser::{
+use {
 	Serializable, Stream,
 	Deserializable, Reader, Error as ReaderError
 };
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ impl Deserializable for CompactInteger {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-	use ser::{Reader, Error as ReaderError, Stream};
+	use {Reader, Error as ReaderError, Stream};
 	use super::CompactInteger;
 
 	#[test]
diff --git a/src/ser/impls.rs b/serialization/src/impls.rs
similarity index 90%
rename from src/ser/impls.rs
rename to serialization/src/impls.rs
index 21f71c3e..4a3e6410 100644
--- a/src/ser/impls.rs
+++ b/serialization/src/impls.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use hash::{H160, H256, H264, H512, H520};
-use ser::{Serializable, Stream, Deserializable, Reader, Error};
-use ser::compact_integer::CompactInteger;
+use compact_integer::CompactInteger;
+use {Serializable, Stream, Deserializable, Reader, Error};
 
 macro_rules! impl_ser_for_hash {
 	($name: ident, $size: expr) => {
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ impl Deserializable for Bytes {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
 	use bytes::Bytes;
-	use ser::{serialize, deserialize};
+	use {serialize, deserialize};
 
 	#[test]
 	fn test_bytes_deserialize() {
diff --git a/src/ser/mod.rs b/serialization/src/lib.rs
similarity index 69%
rename from src/ser/mod.rs
rename to serialization/src/lib.rs
index bc95498b..72d67d26 100644
--- a/src/ser/mod.rs
+++ b/serialization/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
+extern crate byteorder;
+extern crate primitives;
+
 mod compact_integer;
 mod impls;
 pub mod reader;
 pub mod stream;
 
+pub use primitives::{hash, bytes};
 pub use self::reader::{Reader, Deserializable, deserialize, Error};
 pub use self::stream::{Stream, Serializable, serialize};
diff --git a/src/ser/reader.rs b/serialization/src/reader.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from src/ser/reader.rs
rename to serialization/src/reader.rs
index 580ea852..687d6f79 100644
--- a/src/ser/reader.rs
+++ b/serialization/src/reader.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::{io, cmp};
 use byteorder::{LittleEndian, ReadBytesExt};
-use ser::compact_integer::CompactInteger;
+use compact_integer::CompactInteger;
 
 pub fn deserialize<T>(buffer: &[u8]) -> Result<T, Error> where T: Deserializable {
 	let mut reader = Reader::new(buffer);
diff --git a/src/ser/stream.rs b/serialization/src/stream.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from src/ser/stream.rs
rename to serialization/src/stream.rs
index 810f3e00..83407ba4 100644
--- a/src/ser/stream.rs
+++ b/serialization/src/stream.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Stream used for serialization.
 use std::io::{self, Write};
 use byteorder::{LittleEndian, WriteBytesExt};
-use ser::compact_integer::CompactInteger;
+use compact_integer::CompactInteger;
 
 pub fn serialize(t: &Serializable) -> Vec<u8> {
 	let mut stream = Stream::default();
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 3c19f543..b2fa5cb0 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ extern crate secp256k1;
 extern crate base58;
 extern crate primitives;
 extern crate bitcrypto as crypto;
+extern crate serialization as ser;
 
 pub mod chain;
 pub mod keys;
 pub mod net;
 pub mod script;
-pub mod ser;
 
 pub mod network;