diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b9df5e2..86e4c76 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ checksum = "5971ac85611da7067dbfcabef3c70ebb5606018acd9e2a3903a0da507521e0d5"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "icarus_models"
-version = "0.5.3"
+version = "0.5.4"
 dependencies = [
  "josekit",
  "rand",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6bac4f5..ffd2480 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "icarus_models"
-version = "0.5.3"
+version = "0.5.4"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.88"
 description = "models used for the icarus project"
diff --git a/src/coverart.rs b/src/coverart.rs
index 7165306..c0fcfe0 100644
--- a/src/coverart.rs
+++ b/src/coverart.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 pub struct CoverArt {
     pub id: uuid::Uuid,
     pub title: String,
+    #[serde(skip)]
     pub path: String,
     #[serde(skip)]
     pub data: Vec<u8>,