diff --git a/simdnbt/src/borrow/mod.rs b/simdnbt/src/borrow/mod.rs
index 34efa86..1eacb19 100644
--- a/simdnbt/src/borrow/mod.rs
+++ b/simdnbt/src/borrow/mod.rs
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ pub struct BaseNbt<'a> {
     tag: NbtCompound<'a>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Default)]
 pub enum Nbt<'a> {
     Some(BaseNbt<'a>),
+    #[default]
     None,
 }
 
diff --git a/simdnbt/src/owned/mod.rs b/simdnbt/src/owned/mod.rs
index dce03b3..b39d6f7 100644
--- a/simdnbt/src/owned/mod.rs
+++ b/simdnbt/src/owned/mod.rs
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ pub struct BaseNbt {
     tag: NbtCompound,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Default)]
 pub enum Nbt {
     Some(BaseNbt),
+    #[default]
     None,
 }