diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 67bd6989f..f2d96ffee 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ default-features = false
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 compiletest_rs = "0.3"
-docopt = "0.7"
+docopt = "0.8"
 rand = "0.3"
-rustc-serialize = "0.3"
+serde = "1"
+serde_derive = "1"
diff --git a/examples/cpu_monitor.rs b/examples/cpu_monitor.rs
index 85b5f848d..4fedddb68 100644
--- a/examples/cpu_monitor.rs
+++ b/examples/cpu_monitor.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 extern crate docopt;
 extern crate rayon;
-extern crate rustc_serialize;
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate serde_derive;
+extern crate serde;
 
 use docopt::Docopt;
-use std::env;
 use std::io;
 use std::process;
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ Options:
     -d N, --depth N              Control how hard the dummy task works [default: 27]
 ";
 
-#[derive(RustcDecodable)]
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct Args {
     arg_scenario: String,
     flag_depth: usize,
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ pub struct Args {
 
 fn main() {
     let args: &Args =
-        &Docopt::new(USAGE).and_then(|d| d.argv(env::args()).decode()).unwrap_or_else(|e| e.exit());
+        &Docopt::new(USAGE).and_then(|d| d.deserialize()).unwrap_or_else(|e| e.exit());
 
     match &args.arg_scenario[..] {
         "tasks_ended" => tasks_ended(args),
diff --git a/rayon-demo/Cargo.toml b/rayon-demo/Cargo.toml
index 3a47f2c61..c7f3e7e61 100644
--- a/rayon-demo/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rayon-demo/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,16 +6,17 @@ publish = false
 
 [dependencies]
 rayon = { path = "../" }
-cgmath = "0.14"
-docopt = "0.7"
-glium = "0.17"
-rand = "0.3"
-rustc-serialize = "0.3"
-time = "0.1"
-odds = "0.2"
-lazy_static = "0.2.1"
+cgmath = "0.15"
+docopt = "0.8"
 fixedbitset = "0.1.5"
+glium = "0.18"
+lazy_static = "0.2.1"
+odds = "0.2"
+rand = "0.3"
 regex = "0.2"
+serde = "1"
+serde_derive = "1"
+time = "0.1"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 num = "0.1.30"
diff --git a/rayon-demo/src/life/mod.rs b/rayon-demo/src/life/mod.rs
index de4577283..4868f1c65 100644
--- a/rayon-demo/src/life/mod.rs
+++ b/rayon-demo/src/life/mod.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use rayon::prelude::*;
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod bench;
 
-#[derive(RustcDecodable)]
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct Args {
     cmd_bench: bool,
     flag_size: usize,
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ fn measure(f: fn(Board, usize) -> (), args: &Args) -> u64 {
 pub fn main(args: &[String]) {
     let args: Args =
         Docopt::new(USAGE)
-            .and_then(|d| d.argv(args).decode())
+            .and_then(|d| d.argv(args).deserialize())
             .unwrap_or_else(|e| e.exit());
 
     if args.cmd_bench {
diff --git a/rayon-demo/src/main.rs b/rayon-demo/src/main.rs
index 8a4319dbe..222e58081 100644
--- a/rayon-demo/src/main.rs
+++ b/rayon-demo/src/main.rs
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@ mod life;
 
 extern crate rayon; // all
 extern crate docopt; // all
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate serde_derive; // all
+extern crate serde; // all
 extern crate cgmath; // nbody
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate glium; // nbody
 extern crate rand; // nbody
-extern crate rustc_serialize; // nbody
 extern crate time; // nbody, sieve
 extern crate odds; // sieve
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/rayon-demo/src/matmul/mod.rs b/rayon-demo/src/matmul/mod.rs
index fb9a62583..1de453fe5 100644
--- a/rayon-demo/src/matmul/mod.rs
+++ b/rayon-demo/src/matmul/mod.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Options:
     -h, --help      Show this message.
 ";
 
-#[derive(RustcDecodable)]
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct Args {
     cmd_bench: bool,
     flag_size: usize,
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ fn timed_matmul<F: FnOnce(&[f32], &[f32], &mut [f32])>(size: usize, f: F, name:
 pub fn main(args: &[String]) {
     let args: Args =
         Docopt::new(USAGE)
-        .and_then(|d| d.argv(args).decode())
+        .and_then(|d| d.argv(args).deserialize())
         .unwrap_or_else(|e| e.exit());
 
     if args.cmd_bench {
diff --git a/rayon-demo/src/mergesort/mod.rs b/rayon-demo/src/mergesort/mod.rs
index d7f479e57..1d7455973 100644
--- a/rayon-demo/src/mergesort/mod.rs
+++ b/rayon-demo/src/mergesort/mod.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Options:
     -h, --help         Show this message.
 ";
 
-#[derive(RustcDecodable)]
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct Args {
     cmd_bench: bool,
     flag_size: usize,
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ fn timed_sort<F: FnOnce(&mut [u32])>(n: usize, f: F, name: &str) -> u64 {
 pub fn main(args: &[String]) {
     let args: Args =
         Docopt::new(USAGE)
-            .and_then(|d| d.argv(args).decode())
+            .and_then(|d| d.argv(args).deserialize())
             .unwrap_or_else(|e| e.exit());
 
     if args.cmd_bench {
diff --git a/rayon-demo/src/nbody/mod.rs b/rayon-demo/src/nbody/mod.rs
index 1873b869a..ff50687ac 100644
--- a/rayon-demo/src/nbody/mod.rs
+++ b/rayon-demo/src/nbody/mod.rs
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ Ported from the RiverTrail demo found at:
     https://github.com/IntelLabs/RiverTrail/tree/master/examples/nbody-webgl
 ";
 
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, RustcDecodable)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Deserialize)]
 pub enum ExecutionMode {
     Par,
     ParReduce,
     Seq,
 }
 
-#[derive(RustcDecodable)]
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct Args {
     cmd_bench: bool,
     cmd_visualize: bool,
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ pub struct Args {
 pub fn main(args: &[String]) {
     let args: Args =
         Docopt::new(USAGE)
-            .and_then(|d| d.argv(args).decode())
+            .and_then(|d| d.argv(args).deserialize())
             .unwrap_or_else(|e| e.exit());
 
     if args.cmd_bench {
diff --git a/rayon-demo/src/quicksort/mod.rs b/rayon-demo/src/quicksort/mod.rs
index 8dfcf4fb0..918142ea9 100644
--- a/rayon-demo/src/quicksort/mod.rs
+++ b/rayon-demo/src/quicksort/mod.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Options:
     -h, --help         Show this message.
 ";
 
-#[derive(RustcDecodable)]
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct Args {
     cmd_bench: bool,
     flag_size: usize,
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ fn timed_sort<F: FnOnce(&mut [u32])>(n: usize, f: F, name: &str) -> u64 {
 pub fn main(args: &[String]) {
     let args: Args =
         Docopt::new(USAGE)
-            .and_then(|d| d.argv(args).decode())
+            .and_then(|d| d.argv(args).deserialize())
             .unwrap_or_else(|e| e.exit());
 
     if args.cmd_bench {
diff --git a/rayon-demo/src/sieve/mod.rs b/rayon-demo/src/sieve/mod.rs
index eea7da92f..ef9a06a80 100644
--- a/rayon-demo/src/sieve/mod.rs
+++ b/rayon-demo/src/sieve/mod.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Options:
     -h, --help         Show this message.
 ";
 
-#[derive(RustcDecodable)]
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct Args {
     cmd_bench: bool,
 }
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ fn measure(f: fn(usize) -> Vec<bool>) -> u64 {
 pub fn main(args: &[String]) {
     let args: Args =
         Docopt::new(USAGE)
-            .and_then(|d| d.argv(args).decode())
+            .and_then(|d| d.argv(args).deserialize())
             .unwrap_or_else(|e| e.exit());
 
     if args.cmd_bench {
diff --git a/rayon-demo/src/tsp/mod.rs b/rayon-demo/src/tsp/mod.rs
index fd82e2650..bb03e9585 100644
--- a/rayon-demo/src/tsp/mod.rs
+++ b/rayon-demo/src/tsp/mod.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Options:
     --from N           Node index from which to start the search [default: 0].
 ";
 
-#[derive(RustcDecodable)]
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct Args {
     cmd_bench: bool,
     arg_datafile: String,
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub struct Args {
 pub fn main(args: &[String]) {
     let args: Args =
         Docopt::new(USAGE)
-            .and_then(|d| d.argv(args).decode())
+            .and_then(|d| d.argv(args).deserialize())
             .unwrap_or_else(|e| e.exit());
 
     if args.cmd_bench {