diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 0cf424c..f2b9b32 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 * @ricardoboss
+/packages/kiota_serialization_json @joanne-ter-maat
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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a385a11..aecc558 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-pub-get: pub-get-abstractions pub-get-http pub-get-serialization-text pub-get-serialization-form
+pub-get: pub-get-abstractions pub-get-http pub-get-serialization-text pub-get-serialization-form pub-get-serialization-json
 
 pub-get-abstractions:
 	cd packages/kiota_abstractions && dart pub get
@@ -12,10 +12,13 @@ pub-get-serialization-text:
 pub-get-serialization-form:
 	cd packages/kiota_serialization_form && dart pub get
 
+pub-get-serialization-json:
+	cd packages/kiota_serialization_json && dart pub get
+
 format:
 	dart format packages
 
-generate: generate-abstractions generate-http generate-serialization-form
+generate: generate-abstractions generate-http generate-serialization-form generate-serialization-json
 
 generate-abstractions:
 	cd packages/kiota_abstractions && dart run build_runner build --delete-conflicting-outputs
@@ -26,7 +29,10 @@ generate-http:
 generate-serialization-form:
 	cd packages/kiota_serialization_form && dart run build_runner build --delete-conflicting-outputs
 
-test: test-abstractions test-http test-serialization-text test-serialization-form
+generate-serialization-json:
+	cd packages/kiota_serialization_json && dart run build_runner build --delete-conflicting-outputs
+
+test: test-abstractions test-http test-serialization-text test-serialization-form test-serialization-json
 
 test-abstractions: pub-get-abstractions generate-abstractions
 	cd packages/kiota_abstractions && dart test
@@ -39,3 +45,6 @@ test-serialization-text: pub-get-serialization-text
 
 test-serialization-form: pub-get-serialization-form generate-serialization-form
 	cd packages/kiota_serialization_form && dart test
+
+test-serialization-json: pub-get-serialization-json generate-serialization-json
+	cd packages/kiota_serialization_json && dart test
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diff --git a/packages/kiota_serialization_json/pubspec.yaml b/packages/kiota_serialization_json/pubspec.yaml
index b8a2779..a7d51cc 100644
--- a/packages/kiota_serialization_json/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/kiota_serialization_json/pubspec.yaml
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ dependencies:
   uuid: ^4.4.2
 
 dev_dependencies:
+  build_runner: ^2.4.9
   strict: ^2.0.0
   test: ^1.25.2