From 1ad885ef1f62a8f98bbd47feff99c29be9ce6cf3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Diggory Hardy <git@dhardy.name>
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:25:41 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add test + fix for feature serde1 without std

---
 .github/workflows/test.yml   | 4 ++--
 src/distributions/uniform.rs | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index b827791ba8..dfccb877f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
           cargo test --target ${{ matrix.target }} --all-features
           cargo test --target ${{ matrix.target }} --benches --features=nightly
           cargo test --target ${{ matrix.target }} --manifest-path rand_distr/Cargo.toml --benches
-          cargo test --target ${{ matrix.target }} --lib --tests --no-default-features --features min_const_gen
+          cargo test --target ${{ matrix.target }} --lib --tests --no-default-features --features min_const_gen,serde1
       - name: Use Cargo.lock.msrv (1.36)
         if: ${{ matrix.toolchain == '1.36.0' }}
         run: |
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cargo test --target ${{ matrix.target }} --lib --tests --no-default-features
           cargo build --target ${{ matrix.target }} --no-default-features --features alloc,getrandom,small_rng
-          cargo test --target ${{ matrix.target }} --lib --tests --no-default-features --features=alloc,getrandom,small_rng
+          cargo test --target ${{ matrix.target }} --lib --tests --no-default-features --features=alloc,getrandom,small_rng,serde1
           cargo test --target ${{ matrix.target }} --examples
       - name: Test rand (all stable features, non-MSRV)
         if: ${{ matrix.toolchain != '1.36.0' }}
diff --git a/src/distributions/uniform.rs b/src/distributions/uniform.rs
index 10f98a3565..7df50388ed 100644
--- a/src/distributions/uniform.rs
+++ b/src/distributions/uniform.rs
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ where
 D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
 {
     let sampler = <UniformInt<u32> as serde::Deserialize>::deserialize(d)?;
-    if sampler.max() > std::char::MAX as u32 - CHAR_SURROGATE_LEN {
+    if sampler.max() > core::char::MAX as u32 - CHAR_SURROGATE_LEN {
         return Err(serde::de::Error::custom(
             "bad sampler range for UniformChar",
         ));

From 9fd5638aab500fb3b02b593a5fa484eb47c0fccd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Diggory Hardy <git@dhardy.name>
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:27:47 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Prepare 0.8.8

---
 CHANGELOG.md    | 6 ++++++
 Cargo.lock.msrv | 4 ++--
 Cargo.toml      | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c4826c40ed..2ed1e0c9db 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ A [separate changelog is kept for rand_core](rand_core/CHANGELOG.md).
 
 You may also find the [Upgrade Guide](https://rust-random.github.io/book/update.html) useful.
 
+## [0.8.8] - 2026-08-19
+### Fixes
+- Fix build for `--no-default-features --features serde1` ([#1825])
+
+[#1825]: https://github.com/rust-random/rand/pull/1825
+
 ## [0.8.7] - 2026-07-02
 ### Fixes
 - Fix possible memory safety violation due to deserialization of `UniformChar` from bad source ([#1804])
diff --git a/Cargo.lock.msrv b/Cargo.lock.msrv
index d1115d14ca..204ff7bf22 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock.msrv
+++ b/Cargo.lock.msrv
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rand"
-version = "0.8.7"
+version = "0.8.8"
 dependencies = [
  "bincode 1.3.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "libc 0.2.138 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ version = "0.4.3"
 dependencies = [
  "average 0.13.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "num-traits 0.2.15 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "rand 0.8.7",
+ "rand 0.8.8",
  "rand_pcg 0.3.1",
  "serde 1.0.156 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "special 0.8.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b3a47febba..4ce8d38a82 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rand"
-version = "0.8.7"
+version = "0.8.8"
 authors = ["The Rand Project Developers", "The Rust Project Developers"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 readme = "README.md"