diff --git a/packages/squiggle-lang/bsconfig.json b/packages/squiggle-lang/bsconfig.json
index 81e4e133..1fa663ac 100644
--- a/packages/squiggle-lang/bsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/squiggle-lang/bsconfig.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
       "basic": false
     }
   },
+  "external-stdlib": "@rescript/std",
   "refmt": 3,
   "warnings": {
     "number": "+A-42-48-9-30-4"
diff --git a/packages/squiggle-lang/package.json b/packages/squiggle-lang/package.json
index f338e564..388a596a 100644
--- a/packages/squiggle-lang/package.json
+++ b/packages/squiggle-lang/package.json
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@
   ],
   "author": "Quantified Uncertainty Research Institute",
   "dependencies": {
+    "@rescript/std": "^9.1.4",
     "@stdlib/stats": "^0.0.13",
     "jstat": "^1.9.5",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "mathjs": "^10.6.0",
-    "pdfast": "^0.2.0",
-    "rescript": "^9.1.4"
+    "pdfast": "^0.2.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@glennsl/rescript-jest": "^0.9.0",
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
     "nyc": "^15.1.0",
     "peggy": "^2.0.1",
     "reanalyze": "^2.23.0",
+    "rescript": "^9.1.4",
     "rescript-fast-check": "^1.1.1",
     "ts-jest": "^27.1.4",
     "ts-loader": "^9.3.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2ce67d62..6f41979e 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2336,6 +2336,11 @@
     "@react-hook/passive-layout-effect" "^1.2.0"
     "@react-hook/resize-observer" "^1.2.1"
 
+"@rescript/std@^9.1.4":
+  version "9.1.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@rescript/std/-/std-9.1.4.tgz#94971cb504b10d36d470618fa1c6f0a2d03a6b9b"
+  integrity sha512-OHBORysVe6vmyllL24S2sXiwLGrpVRbZW5k2FverbjY3QF81VoyCRYL6kMOSNMEn9GseO/oDubK8+nvVzCSVMA==
+
 "@rollup/plugin-babel@^5.2.0":
   version "5.3.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@rollup/plugin-babel/-/plugin-babel-5.3.1.tgz#04bc0608f4aa4b2e4b1aebf284344d0f68fda283"
@@ -4344,7 +4349,7 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/react" "*"
 
-"@types/react@*", "@types/react@^18.0.1", "@types/react@^18.0.9":
+"@types/react@*", "@types/react@^18.0.9":
   version "18.0.14"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/react/-/react-18.0.14.tgz#e016616ffff51dba01b04945610fe3671fdbe06d"
   integrity sha512-x4gGuASSiWmo0xjDLpm5mPb52syZHJx02VKbqUKdLmKtAwIh63XClGsiTI1K6DO5q7ox4xAsQrU+Gl3+gGXF9Q==
@@ -14871,7 +14876,7 @@ react-vega@^7.5.1:
     prop-types "^15.8.1"
     vega-embed "^6.5.1"
 
-react@^18.0.0, react@^18.1.0:
+react@^18.1.0:
   version "18.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react/-/react-18.2.0.tgz#555bd98592883255fa00de14f1151a917b5d77d5"
   integrity sha512-/3IjMdb2L9QbBdWiW5e3P2/npwMBaU9mHCSCUzNln0ZCYbcfTsGbTJrU/kGemdH2IWmB2ioZ+zkxtmq6g09fGQ==