diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e4e3cfc..da709c7 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "icarus_models"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.4.5"
 dependencies = [
  "rand",
  "serde",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e7ccff2..ef7b777 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "icarus_models"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.4.5"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.88"
 description = "models used for the icarus project"
diff --git a/src/coverart.rs b/src/coverart.rs
index 810d4e1..b13a99b 100644
--- a/src/coverart.rs
+++ b/src/coverart.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ pub struct CoverArt {
     pub id: uuid::Uuid,
     pub title: String,
     pub path: String,
+    #[serde(skip)]
     pub data: Vec<u8>,
 }