diff --git a/batched_atomic.ts b/batched_atomic.ts
index 28bf8c0..c79bcad 100644
--- a/batched_atomic.ts
+++ b/batched_atomic.ts
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
  * @module
  */
 
-import { serialize } from "node:v8";
-
 import { BLOB_KEY, BLOB_META_KEY, setBlob } from "./blob_util.ts";
 import { keys } from "./keys.ts";
 
@@ -54,6 +52,9 @@ const MAX_MUTATIONS = 999;
 const MAX_TOTAL_MUTATION_SIZE_BYTES = 800_000;
 const MAX_TOTAL_KEY_SIZE_BYTES = 80_000;
 
+let serialize: ((value: unknown) => { byteLength: number }) | undefined =
+  undefined;
+
 function getByteLength(value: unknown): number {
   if (value instanceof ArrayBuffer || ArrayBuffer.isView(value)) {
     return value.byteLength;
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ function getByteLength(value: unknown): number {
   if (value instanceof Deno.KvU64) {
     return 8;
   }
-  return serialize(value).byteLength;
+  return serialize!(value).byteLength;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -258,6 +259,9 @@ export class BatchedAtomicOperation {
     if (!this.#queue.length) {
       return Promise.resolve([]);
     }
+    if (!serialize) {
+      serialize = (await import("node:v8")).serialize;
+    }
     const results: Promise<Deno.KvCommitResult | Deno.KvCommitError>[] = [];
     let checks = 0;
     let mutations = 0;
diff --git a/deno.json b/deno.json
index 9e1f249..f29c0b2 100644
--- a/deno.json
+++ b/deno.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@kitsonk/kv-toolbox",
-  "version": "0.16.0",
+  "version": "0.16.1-beta.1",
   "exports": {
     "./batched_atomic": "./batched_atomic.ts",
     "./blob": "./blob.ts",