diff --git a/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookcatalogue/groovy/src/main/groovy/example/micronaut/Book.groovy b/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookcatalogue/groovy/src/main/groovy/example/micronaut/Book.groovy
index 4d2088369e0..8b84c4a79f0 100644
--- a/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookcatalogue/groovy/src/main/groovy/example/micronaut/Book.groovy
+++ b/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookcatalogue/groovy/src/main/groovy/example/micronaut/Book.groovy
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ package example.micronaut
 import groovy.transform.CompileStatic
 import groovy.transform.EqualsAndHashCode
 import io.micronaut.core.annotation.Creator
-import io.micronaut.core.annotation.Introspected
 import io.micronaut.core.annotation.NonNull
+import io.micronaut.serde.annotation.Serdeable
 
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotBlank
 
 @CompileStatic
 @EqualsAndHashCode
-@Introspected
+@Serdeable
 class Book {
 
     @NonNull
diff --git a/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookcatalogue/java/src/main/java/example/micronaut/Book.java b/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookcatalogue/java/src/main/java/example/micronaut/Book.java
index 3f0ab9c2228..eaa37f5b9ca 100644
--- a/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookcatalogue/java/src/main/java/example/micronaut/Book.java
+++ b/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookcatalogue/java/src/main/java/example/micronaut/Book.java
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 package example.micronaut;
 
-import io.micronaut.core.annotation.Introspected;
 import io.micronaut.core.annotation.NonNull;
+import io.micronaut.serde.annotation.Serdeable;
 
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotBlank;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
-@Introspected
+@Serdeable
 public class Book {
 
     @NonNull
diff --git a/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookcatalogue/kotlin/src/main/kotlin/example/micronaut/Book.kt b/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookcatalogue/kotlin/src/main/kotlin/example/micronaut/Book.kt
index 4110037b21e..2e0411b2de2 100644
--- a/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookcatalogue/kotlin/src/main/kotlin/example/micronaut/Book.kt
+++ b/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookcatalogue/kotlin/src/main/kotlin/example/micronaut/Book.kt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package example.micronaut
 
-import io.micronaut.core.annotation.Introspected
+import io.micronaut.serde.annotation.Serdeable
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotBlank
 
-@Introspected
+@Serdeable
 data class Book(@NotBlank val isbn: String,
                 @NotBlank val name: String)
diff --git a/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookinventory/groovy/src/main/groovy/example/micronaut/BookInventory.groovy b/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookinventory/groovy/src/main/groovy/example/micronaut/BookInventory.groovy
index 0702dcf6af8..1c0f0fb68b3 100644
--- a/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookinventory/groovy/src/main/groovy/example/micronaut/BookInventory.groovy
+++ b/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookinventory/groovy/src/main/groovy/example/micronaut/BookInventory.groovy
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ package example.micronaut
 
 import groovy.transform.CompileStatic
 import groovy.transform.EqualsAndHashCode
-import io.micronaut.core.annotation.Introspected
 import io.micronaut.core.annotation.NonNull
+import io.micronaut.serde.annotation.Serdeable
 
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotBlank
 
 @CompileStatic
 @EqualsAndHashCode
-@Introspected
+@Serdeable
 class BookInventory {
 
     @NonNull
diff --git a/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookinventory/java/src/main/java/example/micronaut/BookInventory.java b/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookinventory/java/src/main/java/example/micronaut/BookInventory.java
index e87a1cf0c2d..d4eaa188cfc 100644
--- a/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookinventory/java/src/main/java/example/micronaut/BookInventory.java
+++ b/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookinventory/java/src/main/java/example/micronaut/BookInventory.java
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 package example.micronaut;
 
-import io.micronaut.core.annotation.Introspected;
 import io.micronaut.core.annotation.NonNull;
+import io.micronaut.serde.annotation.Serdeable;
 
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotBlank;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
-@Introspected
+@Serdeable
 public class BookInventory {
 
     @NonNull
diff --git a/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookinventory/kotlin/src/main/kotlin/example/micronaut/BookInventory.kt b/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookinventory/kotlin/src/main/kotlin/example/micronaut/BookInventory.kt
index 4bfcdc50ed2..c28995f767c 100644
--- a/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookinventory/kotlin/src/main/kotlin/example/micronaut/BookInventory.kt
+++ b/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookinventory/kotlin/src/main/kotlin/example/micronaut/BookInventory.kt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package example.micronaut
 
-import io.micronaut.core.annotation.Introspected
+import io.micronaut.serde.annotation.Serdeable
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotBlank
 
-@Introspected
+@Serdeable
 data class BookInventory(@NotBlank val isbn: String,
                          val stock: Int)
diff --git a/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookrecommendation/groovy/src/main/groovy/example/micronaut/Book.groovy b/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookrecommendation/groovy/src/main/groovy/example/micronaut/Book.groovy
index 32a45f29063..2b2c327c10d 100644
--- a/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookrecommendation/groovy/src/main/groovy/example/micronaut/Book.groovy
+++ b/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookrecommendation/groovy/src/main/groovy/example/micronaut/Book.groovy
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ package example.micronaut
 
 import groovy.transform.CompileStatic
 import groovy.transform.EqualsAndHashCode
-import io.micronaut.core.annotation.Introspected
 import io.micronaut.core.annotation.NonNull
+import io.micronaut.serde.annotation.Serdeable
 
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotBlank
 
 @CompileStatic
 @EqualsAndHashCode
-@Introspected
+@Serdeable
 class Book {
 
     @NonNull
diff --git a/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookrecommendation/groovy/src/main/groovy/example/micronaut/BookRecommendation.groovy b/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookrecommendation/groovy/src/main/groovy/example/micronaut/BookRecommendation.groovy
index d2534968e8d..199d6571992 100644
--- a/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookrecommendation/groovy/src/main/groovy/example/micronaut/BookRecommendation.groovy
+++ b/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookrecommendation/groovy/src/main/groovy/example/micronaut/BookRecommendation.groovy
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ package example.micronaut
 
 import groovy.transform.CompileStatic
 import groovy.transform.EqualsAndHashCode
-import io.micronaut.core.annotation.Introspected
 import io.micronaut.core.annotation.NonNull
+import io.micronaut.serde.annotation.Serdeable
 
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotBlank
 
 @CompileStatic
 @EqualsAndHashCode
-@Introspected
+@Serdeable
 class BookRecommendation {
 
     @NonNull
diff --git a/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookrecommendation/java/src/main/java/example/micronaut/Book.java b/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookrecommendation/java/src/main/java/example/micronaut/Book.java
index 3f0ab9c2228..eaa37f5b9ca 100644
--- a/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookrecommendation/java/src/main/java/example/micronaut/Book.java
+++ b/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookrecommendation/java/src/main/java/example/micronaut/Book.java
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 package example.micronaut;
 
-import io.micronaut.core.annotation.Introspected;
 import io.micronaut.core.annotation.NonNull;
+import io.micronaut.serde.annotation.Serdeable;
 
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotBlank;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
-@Introspected
+@Serdeable
 public class Book {
 
     @NonNull
diff --git a/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookrecommendation/java/src/main/java/example/micronaut/BookRecommendation.java b/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookrecommendation/java/src/main/java/example/micronaut/BookRecommendation.java
index 71b5ed76ad5..9a54b1e1a5b 100644
--- a/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookrecommendation/java/src/main/java/example/micronaut/BookRecommendation.java
+++ b/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookrecommendation/java/src/main/java/example/micronaut/BookRecommendation.java
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package example.micronaut;
 
-import io.micronaut.core.annotation.Introspected;
 import io.micronaut.core.annotation.NonNull;
+import io.micronaut.serde.annotation.Serdeable;
 
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotBlank;
 
-@Introspected
+@Serdeable
 public class BookRecommendation {
 
     @NonNull
diff --git a/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookrecommendation/kotlin/src/main/kotlin/example/micronaut/Book.kt b/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookrecommendation/kotlin/src/main/kotlin/example/micronaut/Book.kt
index 4110037b21e..2e0411b2de2 100644
--- a/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookrecommendation/kotlin/src/main/kotlin/example/micronaut/Book.kt
+++ b/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookrecommendation/kotlin/src/main/kotlin/example/micronaut/Book.kt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package example.micronaut
 
-import io.micronaut.core.annotation.Introspected
+import io.micronaut.serde.annotation.Serdeable
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotBlank
 
-@Introspected
+@Serdeable
 data class Book(@NotBlank val isbn: String,
                 @NotBlank val name: String)
diff --git a/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookrecommendation/kotlin/src/main/kotlin/example/micronaut/BookRecommendation.kt b/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookrecommendation/kotlin/src/main/kotlin/example/micronaut/BookRecommendation.kt
index 19f44168d7d..d66556af3ea 100644
--- a/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookrecommendation/kotlin/src/main/kotlin/example/micronaut/BookRecommendation.kt
+++ b/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/bookrecommendation/kotlin/src/main/kotlin/example/micronaut/BookRecommendation.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package example.micronaut
 
-import io.micronaut.core.annotation.Introspected
+import io.micronaut.serde.annotation.Serdeable
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotBlank
 
-@Introspected
+@Serdeable
 data class BookRecommendation(@NotBlank val name: String)
diff --git a/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/metadata.json b/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/metadata.json
index fd225cd2d08..494ceded1d5 100644
--- a/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/metadata.json
+++ b/guides/micronaut-microservices-services-discover-consul/metadata.json
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@
   "apps": [
     {
       "name": "bookcatalogue",
-      "features": ["discovery-consul", "management", "graalvm"]
+      "features": ["discovery-consul", "management", "graalvm", "serialization-jackson"]
     },
     {
       "name": "bookinventory",
-      "features": ["discovery-consul", "management", "graalvm"]
+      "features": ["discovery-consul", "management", "graalvm", "serialization-jackson"]
     },
     {
       "name": "bookrecommendation",
-      "features": ["discovery-consul", "management", "graalvm", "reactor"]
+      "features": ["discovery-consul", "management", "graalvm", "reactor", "serialization-jackson"]
     }
   ]
 }