diff --git a/examples/boot/application/rp/Cargo.toml b/examples/boot/application/rp/Cargo.toml
index be85f443..23cce959 100644
--- a/examples/boot/application/rp/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/boot/application/rp/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ default = ["panic-reset"]
 debug = [
     "embassy-rp/defmt",
     "embassy-boot-rp/defmt",
+    "embassy-sync/defmt",
     "panic-probe"
 ]
 skip-include = []
diff --git a/examples/boot/application/stm32f3/Cargo.toml b/examples/boot/application/stm32f3/Cargo.toml
index ea878933..31ea46d9 100644
--- a/examples/boot/application/stm32f3/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/boot/application/stm32f3/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 
 [dependencies]
-embassy-sync = { version = "0.2.0", path = "../../../../embassy-sync", features = ["defmt"] }
+embassy-sync = { version = "0.2.0", path = "../../../../embassy-sync" }
 embassy-executor = { version = "0.3.0", path = "../../../../embassy-executor", features = ["arch-cortex-m", "executor-thread", "nightly", "integrated-timers"] }
 embassy-time = { version = "0.1.2", path = "../../../../embassy-time", features = ["nightly", "tick-hz-32_768"] }
 embassy-stm32 = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../../../../embassy-stm32", features = ["unstable-traits", "nightly", "stm32f303re", "time-driver-any", "exti"]  }
@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@ defmt = [
       "dep:defmt",
       "embassy-stm32/defmt",
       "embassy-boot-stm32/defmt",
+      "embassy-sync/defmt",
 ]
 skip-include = []
diff --git a/examples/boot/application/stm32f7/Cargo.toml b/examples/boot/application/stm32f7/Cargo.toml
index b39bc292..46f709cb 100644
--- a/examples/boot/application/stm32f7/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/boot/application/stm32f7/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 
 [dependencies]
-embassy-sync = { version = "0.2.0", path = "../../../../embassy-sync", features = ["defmt"] }
+embassy-sync = { version = "0.2.0", path = "../../../../embassy-sync" }
 embassy-executor = { version = "0.3.0", path = "../../../../embassy-executor", features = ["arch-cortex-m", "executor-thread", "nightly", "integrated-timers"] }
 embassy-time = { version = "0.1.2", path = "../../../../embassy-time", features = ["nightly", "tick-hz-32_768"] }
 embassy-stm32 = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../../../../embassy-stm32", features = ["unstable-traits", "nightly", "stm32f767zi", "time-driver-any", "exti"]  }
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@ defmt = [
       "dep:defmt",
       "embassy-stm32/defmt",
       "embassy-boot-stm32/defmt",
+      "embassy-sync/defmt",
 ]
 skip-include = []
diff --git a/examples/boot/application/stm32h7/Cargo.toml b/examples/boot/application/stm32h7/Cargo.toml
index f015b2ca..49743b9c 100644
--- a/examples/boot/application/stm32h7/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/boot/application/stm32h7/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@ defmt = [
       "dep:defmt",
       "embassy-stm32/defmt",
       "embassy-boot-stm32/defmt",
+      "embassy-sync/defmt",
 ]
 skip-include = []
diff --git a/examples/boot/application/stm32l0/Cargo.toml b/examples/boot/application/stm32l0/Cargo.toml
index f221e1de..acc9e9e3 100644
--- a/examples/boot/application/stm32l0/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/boot/application/stm32l0/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 
 [dependencies]
-embassy-sync = { version = "0.2.0", path = "../../../../embassy-sync", features = ["defmt"] }
+embassy-sync = { version = "0.2.0", path = "../../../../embassy-sync" }
 embassy-executor = { version = "0.3.0", path = "../../../../embassy-executor", features = ["arch-cortex-m", "executor-thread", "nightly", "integrated-timers"] }
 embassy-time = { version = "0.1.2", path = "../../../../embassy-time", features = ["nightly", "tick-hz-32_768"] }
 embassy-stm32 = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../../../../embassy-stm32", features = ["unstable-traits", "nightly", "stm32l072cz", "time-driver-any", "exti", "memory-x"]  }
@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@ defmt = [
       "dep:defmt",
       "embassy-stm32/defmt",
       "embassy-boot-stm32/defmt",
+      "embassy-sync/defmt",
 ]
 skip-include = []
diff --git a/examples/boot/application/stm32l1/Cargo.toml b/examples/boot/application/stm32l1/Cargo.toml
index 2896afa3..f2ff6ae0 100644
--- a/examples/boot/application/stm32l1/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/boot/application/stm32l1/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 
 [dependencies]
-embassy-sync = { version = "0.2.0", path = "../../../../embassy-sync", features = ["defmt"] }
+embassy-sync = { version = "0.2.0", path = "../../../../embassy-sync" }
 embassy-executor = { version = "0.3.0", path = "../../../../embassy-executor", features = ["arch-cortex-m", "executor-thread", "nightly", "integrated-timers"] }
 embassy-time = { version = "0.1.2", path = "../../../../embassy-time", features = ["nightly", "tick-hz-32_768"] }
 embassy-stm32 = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../../../../embassy-stm32", features = ["unstable-traits", "nightly", "stm32l151cb-a", "time-driver-any", "exti"]  }
@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@ defmt = [
       "dep:defmt",
       "embassy-stm32/defmt",
       "embassy-boot-stm32/defmt",
+      "embassy-sync/defmt",
 ]
 skip-include = []
diff --git a/examples/boot/application/stm32l4/Cargo.toml b/examples/boot/application/stm32l4/Cargo.toml
index 50d8967a..167f8f9e 100644
--- a/examples/boot/application/stm32l4/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/boot/application/stm32l4/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 
 [dependencies]
-embassy-sync = { version = "0.2.0", path = "../../../../embassy-sync", features = ["defmt"] }
+embassy-sync = { version = "0.2.0", path = "../../../../embassy-sync" }
 embassy-executor = { version = "0.3.0", path = "../../../../embassy-executor", features = ["arch-cortex-m", "executor-thread", "nightly", "integrated-timers"] }
 embassy-time = { version = "0.1.2", path = "../../../../embassy-time", features = ["nightly", "tick-hz-32_768"] }
 embassy-stm32 = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../../../../embassy-stm32", features = ["unstable-traits", "nightly", "stm32l475vg", "time-driver-any", "exti"]  }
@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@ defmt = [
       "dep:defmt",
       "embassy-stm32/defmt",
       "embassy-boot-stm32/defmt",
+      "embassy-sync/defmt",
 ]
 skip-include = []
diff --git a/examples/boot/application/stm32wl/Cargo.toml b/examples/boot/application/stm32wl/Cargo.toml
index 27541439..066150dd 100644
--- a/examples/boot/application/stm32wl/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/boot/application/stm32wl/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 
 [dependencies]
-embassy-sync = { version = "0.2.0", path = "../../../../embassy-sync", features = ["defmt"] }
+embassy-sync = { version = "0.2.0", path = "../../../../embassy-sync" }
 embassy-executor = { version = "0.3.0", path = "../../../../embassy-executor", features = ["arch-cortex-m", "executor-thread", "nightly", "integrated-timers"] }
 embassy-time = { version = "0.1.2", path = "../../../../embassy-time", features = ["nightly", "tick-hz-32_768"] }
 embassy-stm32 = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../../../../embassy-stm32", features = ["unstable-traits", "nightly", "stm32wl55jc-cm4", "time-driver-any", "exti"]  }
@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@ defmt = [
       "dep:defmt",
       "embassy-stm32/defmt",
       "embassy-boot-stm32/defmt",
+      "embassy-sync/defmt",
 ]
 skip-include = []
diff --git a/examples/boot/bootloader/nrf/Cargo.toml b/examples/boot/bootloader/nrf/Cargo.toml
index 40656f35..42391778 100644
--- a/examples/boot/bootloader/nrf/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/boot/bootloader/nrf/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ defmt = [
 softdevice = [
     "embassy-boot-nrf/softdevice",
 ]
-debug = ["defmt-rtt"]
+debug = ["defmt-rtt", "defmt"]
 
 [profile.dev]
 debug = 2
diff --git a/examples/boot/bootloader/stm32/Cargo.toml b/examples/boot/bootloader/stm32/Cargo.toml
index 6436f2fe..9175768d 100644
--- a/examples/boot/bootloader/stm32/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/boot/bootloader/stm32/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ defmt = [
     "embassy-boot-stm32/defmt",
     "embassy-stm32/defmt",
 ]
-debug = ["defmt-rtt"]
+debug = ["defmt-rtt", "defmt"]
 
 [profile.dev]
 debug = 2