diff --git a/ext/cron/Cargo.toml b/ext/cron/Cargo.toml
index 000540bf9b..a52ba98883 100644
--- a/ext/cron/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ext/cron/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ path = "lib.rs"
 [dependencies]
 anyhow.workspace = true
 async-trait.workspace = true
-chrono.workspace = true
+chrono = { workspace = true, features = ["now"] }
 deno_core.workspace = true
 saffron.workspace = true
 tokio.workspace = true