diff --git a/template/.cargo/config.toml b/template/.cargo/config.toml
index d352818b..76de9890 100644
--- a/template/.cargo/config.toml
+++ b/template/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [unstable]
-build-std = ["core"]
+build-std = ["core", "alloc"]
 build-std-features = ["compiler-builtins-mem"]
 
 [build]