diff --git a/bevy_rapier2d/Cargo.toml b/bevy_rapier2d/Cargo.toml
index 623e7f9b..31559abb 100644
--- a/bevy_rapier2d/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bevy_rapier2d/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ rust.unexpected_cfgs = { level = "warn", check-cfg = [
 clippy = { needless_lifetimes = "allow" }
 
 [features]
-default = ["dim2", "async-collider", "debug-render-2d"]
+default = ["dim2", "async-collider", "debug-render-2d", "picking-backend"]
 dim2 = []
 debug-render-2d = [
     "bevy/bevy_core_pipeline",
diff --git a/bevy_rapier3d/Cargo.toml b/bevy_rapier3d/Cargo.toml
index 512db4d9..97ff2a06 100644
--- a/bevy_rapier3d/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bevy_rapier3d/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ rust.unexpected_cfgs = { level = "warn", check-cfg = [
 clippy = { needless_lifetimes = "allow" }
 
 [features]
-default = ["dim3", "async-collider", "debug-render-3d"]
+default = ["dim3", "async-collider", "debug-render-3d", "picking-backend"]
 dim3 = []
 debug-render = ["debug-render-3d"]
 debug-render-2d = [