diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index de6ad2fde..a6463b7ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -74,6 +74,23 @@ jobs:
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
 
+  test-pyinstaller-build:
+    name: Test pyinstaller
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: 3.12
+    - name: Install package and dev dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install .
+        pip install pytest pyinstaller
+    - name: Unit tests
+      run: pytest -v --pyargs cmap.__pyinstaller
+
   deploy:
     name: Deploy
     needs: test
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1d41029f0..0b231908d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ dev = [
     "pyqt6",
 ]
 
+[project.entry-points."pyinstaller40"]
+hook-dirs = "cmap.__pyinstaller:get_hook_dirs"
+tests = "cmap.__pyinstaller:get_test_dirs"
+
 [project.urls]
 Homepage = "https://github.com/pyapp-kit/cmap"
 Repository = "https://github.com/pyapp-kit/cmap"
@@ -139,6 +143,9 @@ filterwarnings = [
     "ignore:datetime.datetime.utcfromtimestamp:DeprecationWarning",
     "ignore::DeprecationWarning:docstring_parser",
     "ignore:Pyarrow will become a required dependency of pandas",
+    "ignore::DeprecationWarning:Pyinstaller",
+    "ignore::DeprecationWarning:pkg_resources",
+    "ignore::DeprecationWarning:altgraph",
 ]
 
 # https://mypy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/config_file.html
diff --git a/src/cmap/__pyinstaller/__init__.py b/src/cmap/__pyinstaller/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb647dbc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmap/__pyinstaller/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from os.path import dirname
+
+HERE = dirname(__file__)
+
+
+def get_hook_dirs() -> list[str]:
+    return [HERE]
+
+
+def get_test_dirs() -> list[str]:
+    return [HERE]
diff --git a/src/cmap/__pyinstaller/conftest.py b/src/cmap/__pyinstaller/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..67f89ed8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmap/__pyinstaller/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import os
+
+os.environ["PYI_BUILDER_CLEANUP"] = "0"
+from PyInstaller.utils.conftest import *  # noqa
diff --git a/src/cmap/__pyinstaller/hook-cmap.py b/src/cmap/__pyinstaller/hook-cmap.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d444a662
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmap/__pyinstaller/hook-cmap.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+from PyInstaller.utils.hooks import collect_all
+
+datas, binaries, hiddenimports = collect_all(
+    "cmap",
+    # include_datas=["data/"],
+    exclude_datas=["**/__pycache__/"],
+    # filter_submodules=lambda x: x.startswith("cmap.data"),
+)
+excludedimports = [
+    "bokeh",
+    "colorspacious",
+    "matplotlib",
+    "napari",
+    "numpy.typing",
+    "pydantic_core",
+    "pydantic",
+    "numba",
+    "pygfx",
+    "pyqtgraph",
+    "tkinter",
+    "typing_extensions",
+    "viscm",
+    "vispy",
+]
diff --git a/src/cmap/__pyinstaller/test_cmap.py b/src/cmap/__pyinstaller/test_cmap.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1419086b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmap/__pyinstaller/test_cmap.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from typing import Any
+
+
+def test_pyi_cmap_data(pyi_builder: Any) -> None:
+    pyi_builder.test_source("""
+    import cmap
+    assert isinstance(cmap.Colormap('viridis'), cmap.Colormap)
+    assert isinstance(cmap.Colormap('crameri:acton'), cmap.Colormap)
+    """)
diff --git a/src/cmap/_color.py b/src/cmap/_color.py
index 1c69e5e44..db57f085d 100644
--- a/src/cmap/_color.py
+++ b/src/cmap/_color.py
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@
 
 import numpy as np
 
-try:
-    from pydantic import model_serializer
-except ImportError:
-    model_serializer = lambda x: x  # noqa: E731
-
 from . import _external
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING: