diff --git a/plerkle_serialization/src/error.rs b/plerkle_serialization/src/error.rs
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+use thiserror::Error;
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq,Error)]
+pub enum PlerkleSerializationError {
+    #[error("Serialization error: {0}")]
+    SerializationError(String)
+}
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