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+```toml
+[advisory]
+id = "RUSTSEC-0000-0000"
+package = "serial"
+date = "2017-07-02"
+url = "https://github.com/dcuddeback/serial-rs/issues/71"
+informational = "unmaintained"
+
+[versions]
+patched = []
+```
+
+# `serial` crate is unmaintained
+
+The [`serial`](https://crates.io/crates/serial) crate is no longer maintained.
+
+Last release was on 2017-07-02.
+
+## Possible alternatives
+
+Consider using an alternative, for instance the blocking librarys:
+
+- [serial2](https://crates.io/crates/serial2)
+- [serialport](https://crates.io/crates/serialport)
+
+or async alternatives:
+
+- [mio-serial](https://crates.io/crates/mio-serial)
+- [tokio-serial](https://crates.io/crates/tokio-serial)