diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2258e99..e97bae0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,17 +7,25 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
-## [0.2.0] - 2024-02-28
-
 ### Changed
 
-- Change the implementation for hashing a slice of bytes into a BlsScalar to `BlsScalar::hash_to_scalar` [#3]
 - Check validity of `PublicKey` and `Signature` points in signature verification [#7]
 
 ### Added
 
 - Add `is_valid` check for `PublicKey` [#7]
 - Add `Error::InvalidPoint` variant for invalid `PublicKey` and `Signature` points [#7]
+- Add `Zeroize` trait for `SecretKey` [#5]
+
+### Removed
+
+- Remove `Copy` trait for `SecretKey` [#5]
+
+## [0.2.0] - 2024-02-28
+
+### Changed
+
+- Change the implementation for hashing a slice of bytes into a BlsScalar to `BlsScalar::hash_to_scalar` [#3]
 
 ## [0.1.0] - 2024-01-08
 
@@ -27,6 +35,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 <!-- ISSUES -->
 [#7]: https://github.com/dusk-network/bls12_381-bls/issues/7
+[#5]: https://github.com/dusk-network/bls12_381-bls/issues/5
 [#3]: https://github.com/dusk-network/bls12_381-bls/issues/3
 
 <!-- VERSIONS -->
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b2b6a19..5bece38 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@ exclude = [
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 
 [dependencies]
-dusk-bls12_381 = { version = "0.13", default-features = false, features = ["alloc", "pairings"] }
+dusk-bls12_381 = { version = "0.13", default-features = false, features = ["alloc", "pairings", "zeroize"] }
 dusk-bytes = "0.1"
 rand_core = { version = "0.6", default-features = false }
 rkyv = { version = "0.7", optional = true, default-features = false }
 bytecheck = { version = "0.6", optional = true, default-features = false }
 ff = { version = "0.13", default-features = false }
 rayon = { version = "1.8", optional = true }
+zeroize = { version = "1", features = ["zeroize_derive"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 rand = { version = "0.8", default-features = false, features = ["std_rng"] }
diff --git a/src/keys/secret.rs b/src/keys/secret.rs
index 020c842..f33084d 100644
--- a/src/keys/secret.rs
+++ b/src/keys/secret.rs
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@ use dusk_bls12_381::BlsScalar;
 use dusk_bytes::{Error as DuskBytesError, Serializable};
 use ff::Field;
 use rand_core::{CryptoRng, RngCore};
+use zeroize::Zeroize;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "rkyv-impl")]
 use rkyv::{Archive, Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 /// A BLS secret key, holding a BLS12-381 scalar inside.
 /// Can be used for signing messages.
-#[derive(Default, Copy, Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Default, Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Zeroize)]
 #[cfg_attr(
     feature = "rkyv-impl",
     derive(Archive, Deserialize, Serialize),
diff --git a/src/signature.rs b/src/signature.rs
index 93a4e23..b3b04c3 100644
--- a/src/signature.rs
+++ b/src/signature.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use dusk_bytes::Serializable;
 use rkyv::{Archive, Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 /// A BLS signature.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Default, Eq, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Default, Copy, Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
 #[cfg_attr(
     feature = "rkyv-impl",
     derive(Archive, Deserialize, Serialize),
diff --git a/tests/zeroize.rs b/tests/zeroize.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b43b7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/zeroize.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+// License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+// file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+//
+// Copyright (c) DUSK NETWORK. All rights reserved.
+
+use bls12_381_bls::SecretKey;
+use dusk_bls12_381::BlsScalar;
+use zeroize::Zeroize;
+
+#[test]
+fn secret_key() {
+    let secret = BlsScalar::from(42);
+    let mut sk = SecretKey::from(secret);
+
+    sk.zeroize();
+    assert_eq!(sk, SecretKey::default());
+}