diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 287c5a0..4c6f5ee 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## 3.1.0
+- Added the _ObjectId.toJson()_ method to enable straightforward serialization of ObjectId instances. You can now serialize an ObjectId simply by calling _jsonEncode_ or using the built-in _JsonEncoder_.
+- Added the _ObjectId.fromJson(String json)_ factory constructor. This serves as an alias to the existing _ObjectId.fromHexString_ constructor, clearly indicating the intention to deserialize from a JSON value.
 ## 3.0.0
 - ⚠️ The strict runtime type checking in the equals operator has been removed. Now all classes that extend ObjectId and have the same value will be matched by this operator.
   ```dart
diff --git a/example/pubspec.lock b/example/pubspec.lock
index 334e1e4..6fb18fd 100644
--- a/example/pubspec.lock
+++ b/example/pubspec.lock
@@ -13,18 +13,26 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: collection
-      sha256: f092b211a4319e98e5ff58223576de6c2803db36221657b46c82574721240687
+      sha256: a1ace0a119f20aabc852d165077c036cd864315bd99b7eaa10a60100341941bf
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.17.2"
+    version: "1.19.0"
   crypto:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: crypto
-      sha256: ff625774173754681d66daaf4a448684fb04b78f902da9cb3d308c19cc5e8bab
+      sha256: ec30d999af904f33454ba22ed9a86162b35e52b44ac4807d1d93c288041d7d27
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "3.0.3"
+    version: "3.0.5"
+  fixnum:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: fixnum
+      sha256: "25517a4deb0c03aa0f32fd12db525856438902d9c16536311e76cdc57b31d7d1"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.1.0"
   lints:
     dependency: "direct dev"
     description:
@@ -33,13 +41,29 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "2.1.1"
+  meta:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: meta
+      sha256: e3641ec5d63ebf0d9b41bd43201a66e3fc79a65db5f61fc181f04cd27aab950c
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.16.0"
   objectid:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       path: ".."
       relative: true
     source: path
-    version: "3.0.0"
+    version: "3.1.0"
+  sprintf:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: sprintf
+      sha256: "1fc9ffe69d4df602376b52949af107d8f5703b77cda567c4d7d86a0693120f23"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "7.0.0"
   typed_data:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -52,9 +76,9 @@ packages:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       name: uuid
-      sha256: "648e103079f7c64a36dc7d39369cabb358d377078a051d6ae2ad3aa539519313"
+      sha256: f33d6bb662f0e4f79dcd7ada2e6170f3b3a2530c28fc41f49a411ddedd576a77
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "3.0.7"
+    version: "4.5.0"
 sdks:
-  dart: ">=3.0.0 <4.0.0"
+  dart: ">=3.4.0 <4.0.0"
diff --git a/lib/src/objectid/objectid.dart b/lib/src/objectid/objectid.dart
index 4dc9b2b..d622190 100644
--- a/lib/src/objectid/objectid.dart
+++ b/lib/src/objectid/objectid.dart
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ class ObjectId {
   /// ObjectId bytes.
   Uint8List get bytes => _bytes;
 
-  /// ### Creates ObjectId.
+  /// Creates ObjectId instance.
   ///
   /// {@template objectid.structure}
-  /// #### ObjectId structure:
+  /// ObjectId structure:
   /// ```
   ///   4 byte timestamp    5 byte process unique   3 byte counter
   /// |<----------------->|<---------------------->|<------------>|
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class ObjectId {
     );
   }
 
-  /// ### Creates ObjectId from provided values.
+  /// Creates ObjectId from provided values.
   ///
   /// {@macro objectid.structure}
   ObjectId.fromValues(
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ class ObjectId {
     _initialize(millisecondsSinceEpoch, processUnique, counter);
   }
 
-  /// ### Creates ObjectId from provided timestamp.
+  /// Creates ObjectId from provided timestamp.
+  ///
   /// Only timestamp segment is set while the rest of the ObjectId is
   /// zeroed out.
   ///
@@ -99,9 +100,10 @@ class ObjectId {
     _bytes[0] = (secondsSinceEpoch >> 24) & 0xff;
   }
 
-  /// ### Creates ObjectId from hex string.
+  /// Creates ObjectId from hex string.
+  ///
   /// Can be helpful for mapping hex strings returned from
-  /// API / mongodb to ObjectId instances.
+  /// API / MongoDB to ObjectId instances.
   ///
   /// Example usage:
   /// ```dart
@@ -129,6 +131,24 @@ class ObjectId {
     _initialize(millisecondsSinceEpoch, processUnique, counter);
   }
 
+  /// Creates ObjectId from a JSON string.
+  ///
+  /// This is a factory constructor that maps JSON data
+  /// to an ObjectId instance.
+  ///
+  /// Example usage:
+  /// ```dart
+  /// final jsonString = '{"_id": "507f1f77bcf86cd799439011"}';
+  /// final json = jsonDecode(jsonString);
+  /// final ObjectId objectId = ObjectId.fromJson(json['_id']);
+  /// print(objectId.hexString); // Output: 507f1f77bcf86cd799439011
+  /// ```
+  ///
+  /// **Note:** This method is functionally equivalent to
+  /// [ObjectId.fromHexString]. It serves as an alias to clearly indicate
+  /// the intention to deserialize from a JSON value.
+  factory ObjectId.fromJson(String json) = ObjectId.fromHexString;
+
   /// Internally initialize ObjectId instance by filling
   /// bytes array with provided data.
   void _initialize(int millisecondsSinceEpoch, int processUnique, int counter) {
@@ -238,6 +258,8 @@ class ObjectId {
   @override
   int get hashCode => _hashCode ??= murmurHash2(bytes);
 
+  dynamic toJson() => hexString;
+
   @override
   String toString() => hexString;
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/process_unique/process_unique.dart b/lib/src/process_unique/process_unique.dart
index b12309b..1f6133f 100644
--- a/lib/src/process_unique/process_unique.dart
+++ b/lib/src/process_unique/process_unique.dart
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import './process_unique_fallback.dart'
     if (dart.library.html) './process_unique_web.dart'
     if (dart.library.io) './process_unique_io.dart';
 
-/// Process unique astract class
+/// Process unique abstract class
 abstract class ProcessUnique {
   /// Get process unique random value
   int getValue();
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 548b009..be0c7ba 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: objectid
 description: Blazing fast, cross-platform ObjectId implementation for the dart language.
-version: 3.0.0
+version: 3.1.0
 homepage: https://github.com/gonuit/dart_objectid
 repository: https://github.com/gonuit/dart_objectid
 
@@ -8,6 +8,5 @@ environment:
   sdk: ">=2.12.0 <4.0.0"
 
 dev_dependencies:
-  lints: ^2.1.0
-  test: ^1.24.3
-  matcher: ^0.12.16
+  lints: ^4.0.0
+  test: ^1.25.8
diff --git a/test/objectid_test.dart b/test/objectid_test.dart
index 5bf4171..9becc8c 100644
--- a/test/objectid_test.dart
+++ b/test/objectid_test.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import 'dart:convert';
 import 'dart:typed_data';
 
 import 'package:objectid/objectid.dart';
@@ -161,5 +162,24 @@ void main() {
 
       expect(id.toString(), equals('5f52f0b42b5bb4c3adef2044'));
     });
+
+    test('toJson works correctly for a single element', () {
+      final object = ObjectId();
+      expect(object.toJson(), equals(object.hexString));
+      expect(jsonEncode(object), equals('"${object.hexString}"'));
+    });
+
+    test('toJson works correctly for nested elements', () {
+      final list = List.generate(10, (index) => ObjectId());
+      expect(
+        jsonEncode(list),
+        equals("[${list.map((o) => '"${o.hexString}"').join(',')}]"),
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('fromJson works correctly', () {
+      final object = ObjectId();
+      expect(ObjectId.fromJson(object.toJson()), equals(object));
+    });
   });
 }