diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7e3ca67..7c4c2d1 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ checksum = "dd25036021b0de88a0aff6b850051563c6516d0bf53f8638938edbb9de732736"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lasso"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "17823787ed7c3f2ce99d4865d41edd4407b2fb6d9e71d534ec69d832a3ec2df3"
+checksum = "4efb7b456e95cc1ae2de7b18b1e4d791467b46f0a3d02464e5a16ea502091640"
 dependencies = [
  "hashbrown",
 ]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 07dfbfc..6920393 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/domenicquirl/cstree"
 readme = "README.md"
 
 [dependencies]
-lasso = "0.4.1"
+lasso = "0.5"
 text-size = "1.0.0"
 fxhash= "0.2.1"
 servo_arc = { path = "vendor/servo_arc" }
diff --git a/examples/math.rs b/examples/math.rs
index 47414a2..03b114b 100644
--- a/examples/math.rs
+++ b/examples/math.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@
 //!     - "+" Token(Add)
 //!     - "4" Token(Number)
 
-use cstree::{interning::Resolver, GreenNodeBuilder, NodeOrToken};
+use cstree::{
+    interning::{IntoResolver, Resolver},
+    GreenNodeBuilder, NodeOrToken,
+};
 use std::iter::Peekable;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
diff --git a/examples/s_expressions.rs b/examples/s_expressions.rs
index f7475fd..e0b7642 100644
--- a/examples/s_expressions.rs
+++ b/examples/s_expressions.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,10 @@ impl cstree::Language for Lang {
 /// offsets and parent pointers.
 /// cstree also deduplicates the actual source string in addition to the tree nodes, so we will need
 /// the Resolver to get the real text back from the interned representation.
-use cstree::{interning::Resolver, GreenNode};
+use cstree::{
+    interning::{IntoResolver, Resolver},
+    GreenNode,
+};
 
 /// You can construct GreenNodes by hand, but a builder is helpful for top-down parsers: it maintains
 /// a stack of currently in-progress nodes.
diff --git a/src/green.rs b/src/green.rs
index ee352ac..6379106 100644
--- a/src/green.rs
+++ b/src/green.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 mod builder;
 mod element;
+mod interner;
 mod node;
 mod token;
 
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ use self::element::{GreenElement, PackedGreenElement};
 
 pub use self::{
     builder::{Checkpoint, GreenNodeBuilder, NodeCache},
+    interner::TokenInterner,
     node::{Children, GreenNode},
     token::GreenToken,
 };
diff --git a/src/green/builder.rs b/src/green/builder.rs
index d72a5f3..973c3d4 100644
--- a/src/green/builder.rs
+++ b/src/green/builder.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-use std::{convert::TryFrom, num::NonZeroUsize};
+use std::convert::TryFrom;
 
-use fxhash::{FxBuildHasher, FxHashMap};
-use lasso::{Capacity, Rodeo, Spur};
+use fxhash::FxHashMap;
 use text_size::TextSize;
 
 use crate::{
-    green::{GreenElement, GreenNode, GreenToken, SyntaxKind},
+    green::{interner::TokenInterner, GreenElement, GreenNode, GreenToken, SyntaxKind},
     interning::Interner,
     NodeOrToken,
 };
@@ -21,13 +20,13 @@ const CHILDREN_CACHE_THRESHOLD: usize = 3;
 /// A `NodeCache` deduplicates identical tokens and small nodes during tree construction.
 /// You can re-use the same cache for multiple similar trees with [`GreenNodeBuilder::with_cache`].
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct NodeCache<'i, I = Rodeo<Spur, FxBuildHasher>> {
+pub struct NodeCache<'i, I = TokenInterner> {
     nodes:    FxHashMap<GreenNodeHead, GreenNode>,
     tokens:   FxHashMap<GreenTokenData, GreenToken>,
     interner: MaybeOwned<'i, I>,
 }
 
-impl NodeCache<'static, Rodeo<Spur, FxBuildHasher>> {
+impl NodeCache<'static> {
     /// Constructs a new, empty cache.
     ///
     /// By default, this will also create a default interner to deduplicate source text (strings) across
@@ -53,11 +52,7 @@ impl NodeCache<'static, Rodeo<Spur, FxBuildHasher>> {
         Self {
             nodes:    FxHashMap::default(),
             tokens:   FxHashMap::default(),
-            interner: MaybeOwned::Owned(Rodeo::with_capacity_and_hasher(
-                // capacity values suggested by author of `lasso`
-                Capacity::new(512, unsafe { NonZeroUsize::new_unchecked(4096) }),
-                FxBuildHasher::default(),
-            )),
+            interner: MaybeOwned::Owned(TokenInterner::new()),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -77,7 +72,7 @@ where
     /// # Examples
     /// ```
     /// # use cstree::*;
-    /// # use lasso::Rodeo;
+    /// use lasso::Rodeo;
     /// # const ROOT: SyntaxKind = SyntaxKind(0);
     /// # const INT: SyntaxKind = SyntaxKind(1);
     /// # fn parse(b: &mut GreenNodeBuilder<Rodeo>, s: &str) {}
@@ -239,7 +234,7 @@ pub struct Checkpoint(usize);
 ///
 /// # Examples
 /// ```
-/// # use cstree::*;
+/// # use cstree::{*, interning::IntoResolver};
 /// # const ROOT: SyntaxKind = SyntaxKind(0);
 /// # const INT: SyntaxKind = SyntaxKind(1);
 /// let mut builder = GreenNodeBuilder::new();
@@ -254,13 +249,13 @@ pub struct Checkpoint(usize);
 /// assert_eq!(int.as_token().unwrap().text(&resolver), "42");
 /// ```
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct GreenNodeBuilder<'cache, 'interner, I = Rodeo<Spur, FxBuildHasher>> {
+pub struct GreenNodeBuilder<'cache, 'interner, I = TokenInterner> {
     cache:    MaybeOwned<'cache, NodeCache<'interner, I>>,
     parents:  Vec<(SyntaxKind, usize)>,
     children: Vec<GreenElement>,
 }
 
-impl GreenNodeBuilder<'static, 'static, Rodeo<Spur, FxBuildHasher>> {
+impl GreenNodeBuilder<'static, 'static> {
     /// Creates new builder with an empty [`NodeCache`].
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
diff --git a/src/green/interner.rs b/src/green/interner.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90d38cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/green/interner.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+use std::num::NonZeroUsize;
+
+use fxhash::FxBuildHasher;
+use lasso::{Capacity, Interner, IntoReader, IntoReaderAndResolver, IntoResolver, Reader, Resolver, Rodeo, Spur};
+
+/// The default [`Interner`] used to deduplicate green token strings.
+pub struct TokenInterner {
+    rodeo: Rodeo<Spur, FxBuildHasher>,
+}
+
+impl TokenInterner {
+    pub(super) fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            rodeo: Rodeo::with_capacity_and_hasher(
+                // capacity values suggested by author of `lasso`
+                Capacity::new(512, unsafe { NonZeroUsize::new_unchecked(4096) }),
+                FxBuildHasher::default(),
+            ),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Resolver for TokenInterner {
+    #[inline]
+    fn resolve<'a>(&'a self, key: &Spur) -> &'a str {
+        self.rodeo.resolve(key)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn try_resolve<'a>(&'a self, key: &Spur) -> Option<&'a str> {
+        self.rodeo.try_resolve(key)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    unsafe fn resolve_unchecked<'a>(&'a self, key: &Spur) -> &'a str {
+        self.rodeo.resolve_unchecked(key)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn contains_key(&self, key: &Spur) -> bool {
+        self.rodeo.contains_key(key)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.rodeo.len()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Reader for TokenInterner {
+    #[inline]
+    fn get(&self, val: &str) -> Option<Spur> {
+        self.rodeo.get(val)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn contains(&self, val: &str) -> bool {
+        self.rodeo.contains(val)
+    }
+}
+
+impl IntoResolver for TokenInterner {
+    type Resolver = <Rodeo<Spur, FxBuildHasher> as IntoResolver>::Resolver;
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn into_resolver(self) -> Self::Resolver
+    where
+        Self: 'static,
+    {
+        self.rodeo.into_resolver()
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn into_resolver_boxed(self: Box<Self>) -> Self::Resolver
+    where
+        Self: 'static,
+    {
+        Rodeo::<Spur, FxBuildHasher>::into_resolver_boxed(Box::new(self.rodeo))
+    }
+}
+
+impl Interner for TokenInterner {
+    #[inline]
+    fn get_or_intern(&mut self, val: &str) -> Spur {
+        self.rodeo.get_or_intern(val)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn try_get_or_intern(&mut self, val: &str) -> lasso::LassoResult<Spur> {
+        self.rodeo.try_get_or_intern(val)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn get_or_intern_static(&mut self, val: &'static str) -> Spur {
+        self.rodeo.get_or_intern_static(val)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn try_get_or_intern_static(&mut self, val: &'static str) -> lasso::LassoResult<Spur> {
+        self.rodeo.try_get_or_intern_static(val)
+    }
+}
+
+impl IntoReader for TokenInterner {
+    type Reader = <Rodeo<Spur, FxBuildHasher> as IntoReader>::Reader;
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn into_reader(self) -> Self::Reader
+    where
+        Self: 'static,
+    {
+        self.rodeo.into_reader()
+    }
+
+    fn into_reader_boxed(self: Box<Self>) -> Self::Reader
+    where
+        Self: 'static,
+    {
+        Rodeo::<Spur, FxBuildHasher>::into_reader_boxed(Box::new(self.rodeo))
+    }
+}
+
+impl IntoReaderAndResolver for TokenInterner {}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 91c24dd..914ae8b 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ mod utility_types;
 
 /// Types and Traits for efficient String storage and deduplication.
 pub mod interning {
-    pub use lasso::{Interner, Reader, Resolver};
+    pub use crate::green::TokenInterner;
+    pub use lasso::{Interner, IntoReader, IntoReaderAndResolver, IntoResolver, Reader, Resolver};
 }
 use std::fmt;
 
diff --git a/src/serde_impls.rs b/src/serde_impls.rs
index 654a691..a30373f 100644
--- a/src/serde_impls.rs
+++ b/src/serde_impls.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 //! Serialization and Deserialization for syntax trees.
 
-use crate::{interning::Resolver, GreenNodeBuilder, Language, NodeOrToken, SyntaxKind, SyntaxNode, WalkEvent};
+use crate::{
+    interning::{IntoResolver, Resolver},
+    GreenNodeBuilder, Language, NodeOrToken, SyntaxKind, SyntaxNode, WalkEvent,
+};
 use serde::{
     de::{Error, SeqAccess, Visitor},
     ser::SerializeTuple,
diff --git a/src/syntax.rs b/src/syntax.rs
index c6baaab..c7eb326 100644
--- a/src/syntax.rs
+++ b/src/syntax.rs
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ impl<L: Language, D, R> SyntaxNode<L, D, R> {
     ///
     /// # Example
     /// ```
-    /// # use cstree::*;
+    /// # use cstree::{*, interning::TokenInterner};
     /// # #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
     /// #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
     /// #[repr(u16)]
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ impl<L: Language, D, R> SyntaxNode<L, D, R> {
     /// }
     /// # const ROOT: cstree::SyntaxKind = cstree::SyntaxKind(0);
     /// # const TOKEN: cstree::SyntaxKind = cstree::SyntaxKind(1);
-    /// # type SyntaxNode<L> = cstree::SyntaxNode<L, (), lasso::Rodeo<lasso::Spur, fxhash::FxBuildHasher>>;
+    /// # type SyntaxNode<L> = cstree::SyntaxNode<L, (), TokenInterner>;
     /// let mut builder = GreenNodeBuilder::new();
     /// builder.start_node(ROOT);
     /// builder.token(TOKEN, "content");
diff --git a/src/syntax_text.rs b/src/syntax_text.rs
index 62e9500..79bb2d7 100644
--- a/src/syntax_text.rs
+++ b/src/syntax_text.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use crate::{interning::Resolver, Language, SyntaxNode, SyntaxToken, TextRange, T
 ///
 /// # Example
 /// ```
-/// # use cstree::*;
+/// # use cstree::{*, interning::IntoResolver};
 /// # #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
 /// # #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
 /// # #[repr(u16)]
diff --git a/tests/sendsync.rs b/tests/sendsync.rs
index 6886c3c..b347ca9 100644
--- a/tests/sendsync.rs
+++ b/tests/sendsync.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ use crossbeam_utils::thread::scope;
 use std::{thread, time::Duration};
 
 use common::{build_recursive, Element, SyntaxNode};
-use cstree::GreenNodeBuilder;
-use lasso::Resolver;
+use cstree::{
+    interning::{IntoResolver, Resolver},
+    GreenNodeBuilder,
+};
 
 fn build_tree<D>(root: &Element<'_>) -> SyntaxNode<D, impl Resolver> {
     let mut builder = GreenNodeBuilder::new();
diff --git a/tests/serde.rs b/tests/serde.rs
index 8b1bad5..5537e84 100644
--- a/tests/serde.rs
+++ b/tests/serde.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 #![cfg(feature = "serde1")]
 
+#[allow(unused)]
 mod common;
 
 use common::{Element, SyntaxNode};
-use cstree::{GreenNodeBuilder, NodeCache, NodeOrToken};
-use lasso::Resolver;
+use cstree::{
+    interning::{IntoResolver, Resolver},
+    GreenNodeBuilder, NodeCache, NodeOrToken,
+};
 use serde_test::Token;
 use std::fmt;