diff --git a/extensions/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/komputing/khex/model/HexString.kt b/extensions/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/komputing/khex/model/HexString.kt
index 0070bcf..ab7915f 100644
--- a/extensions/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/komputing/khex/model/HexString.kt
+++ b/extensions/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/komputing/khex/model/HexString.kt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 package org.komputing.khex.model
 
-public inline class HexString(public val string: String)
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+import kotlin.jvm.JvmInline
+
+@JvmInline
+public value class HexString(public val string: String)
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