diff --git a/kadet/__init__.py b/kadet/__init__.py
index 413d06f..b080ad1 100644
--- a/kadet/__init__.py
+++ b/kadet/__init__.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ def sha256(self):
 
 
 class BaseModel(PydanticBaseModel):
-    root: Annotated[Dict, Field(repr=False)] = Dict()
+    root: Annotated[Dict, Field(repr=False, exclude=True)] = Dict()
     model_config: Dict = {
         # https://docs.pydantic.dev/latest/migration/#changes-to-config
         "arbitrary_types_allowed": True,
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 57c6d04..03ed9af 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "kadet"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.3.1"
 description = "Easily define and reuse complex Python objects that serialize into JSON or YAML."
 homepage = "https://github.com/kapicorp/kadet"
 repository = "https://github.com/kapicorp/kadet"