diff --git a/xso-proc/src/enums.rs b/xso-proc/src/enums.rs
index 54dcef95..d42f28d3 100644
--- a/xso-proc/src/enums.rs
+++ b/xso-proc/src/enums.rs
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ impl NameVariant {
                 quote! {
                     let name = (
                         ::xso::exports::rxml::Namespace::from(#xml_namespace),
-                        ::std::borrow::Cow::Borrowed(#xml_name),
+                        ::alloc::borrow::Cow::Borrowed(#xml_name),
                     );
                     #init
                 }
diff --git a/xso-proc/src/field/attribute.rs b/xso-proc/src/field/attribute.rs
index 950d9d6c..f358e119 100644
--- a/xso-proc/src/field/attribute.rs
+++ b/xso-proc/src/field/attribute.rs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ impl Field for AttributeField {
             generator: quote! {
                 #as_optional_xml_text(#bound_name)?.map(|#bound_name| ::xso::Item::Attribute(
                     #xml_namespace,
-                    ::std::borrow::Cow::Borrowed(#xml_name),
+                    ::alloc::borrow::Cow::Borrowed(#xml_name),
                     #bound_name,
                 ));
             },
diff --git a/xso-proc/src/field/child.rs b/xso-proc/src/field/child.rs
index c6479290..bbfcda84 100644
--- a/xso-proc/src/field/child.rs
+++ b/xso-proc/src/field/child.rs
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ impl ExtractDef {
                 quote! {
                     let name = (
                         ::xso::exports::rxml::Namespace::from(#xml_namespace),
-                        ::std::borrow::Cow::Borrowed(#xml_name),
+                        ::alloc::borrow::Cow::Borrowed(#xml_name),
                     );
                     #init
                 }
diff --git a/xso-proc/src/field/text.rs b/xso-proc/src/field/text.rs
index 9e14d0ad..dab480a2 100644
--- a/xso-proc/src/field/text.rs
+++ b/xso-proc/src/field/text.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl Field for TextField {
 
         Ok(FieldBuilderPart::Text {
             value: FieldTempInit {
-                init: quote! { ::std::string::String::new() },
+                init: quote! { ::alloc::string::String::new() },
                 ty: string_ty(Span::call_site()),
             },
             collect: quote! {
diff --git a/xso-proc/src/lib.rs b/xso-proc/src/lib.rs
index deff73e1..e2fc530c 100644
--- a/xso-proc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/xso-proc/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ return to `xso` for more information**. The documentation of
 **You have been warned.**
 */
 
+extern crate alloc;
+
 // Wondering about RawTokenStream vs. TokenStream?
 // syn mostly works with proc_macro2, while the proc macros themselves use
 // proc_macro.
diff --git a/xso-proc/src/structs.rs b/xso-proc/src/structs.rs
index e6ce621c..2ab2fede 100644
--- a/xso-proc/src/structs.rs
+++ b/xso-proc/src/structs.rs
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ impl StructInner {
                     quote! {
                         let name = (
                             ::xso::exports::rxml::Namespace::from(#xml_namespace),
-                            ::std::borrow::Cow::Borrowed(#xml_name),
+                            ::alloc::borrow::Cow::Borrowed(#xml_name),
                         );
                         #init
                     }
diff --git a/xso-proc/src/types.rs b/xso-proc/src/types.rs
index 2392a22c..dbb17717 100644
--- a/xso-proc/src/types.rs
+++ b/xso-proc/src/types.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ pub(crate) fn cow_ty(ty: Type, lifetime: Lifetime) -> Type {
             }),
             segments: [
                 PathSegment {
-                    ident: Ident::new("std", span),
+                    ident: Ident::new("alloc", span),
                     arguments: PathArguments::None,
                 },
                 PathSegment {
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ pub(crate) fn default_fn(of_ty: Type) -> Expr {
     })
 }
 
-/// Construct a [`syn::Type`] referring to `::std::string::String`.
+/// Construct a [`syn::Type`] referring to `::alloc::string::String`.
 pub(crate) fn string_ty(span: Span) -> Type {
     Type::Path(TypePath {
         qself: None,
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ pub(crate) fn string_ty(span: Span) -> Type {
             }),
             segments: [
                 PathSegment {
-                    ident: Ident::new("std", span),
+                    ident: Ident::new("alloc", span),
                     arguments: PathArguments::None,
                 },
                 PathSegment {
diff --git a/xso/src/from_xml_doc.md b/xso/src/from_xml_doc.md
index ecf0a1f3..12b94e44 100644
--- a/xso/src/from_xml_doc.md
+++ b/xso/src/from_xml_doc.md
@@ -588,6 +588,7 @@ a field, for consistency.
 #### Example without codec
 
 ```rust
+# extern crate alloc;
 # use xso::FromXml;
 #[derive(FromXml, Debug, PartialEq)]
 #[xml(namespace = "urn:example", name = "foo")]
@@ -605,6 +606,7 @@ assert_eq!(foo, Foo {
 #### Example with codec
 
 ```rust
+# extern crate alloc;
 # use xso::FromXml;
 #[derive(FromXml, Debug, PartialEq)]
 #[xml(namespace = "urn:example", name = "foo")]