diff --git a/packages/cedar_common/lib/src/policy/cedar_policy.dart b/packages/cedar_common/lib/src/policy/cedar_policy.dart
index 43e03f6b..30af7390 100644
--- a/packages/cedar_common/lib/src/policy/cedar_policy.dart
+++ b/packages/cedar_common/lib/src/policy/cedar_policy.dart
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import 'package:built_value/built_value.dart';
 import 'package:built_value/json_object.dart';
 import 'package:built_value/serializer.dart';
 import 'package:cedar_common/cedar_common.dart';
-import 'package:cedar_common/src/serializers.dart';
 
 part 'cedar_policy.g.dart';
 
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ abstract class CedarPolicy implements Built<CedarPolicy, CedarPolicyBuilder> {
     required CedarPolicyPrincipal principal,
     required CedarPolicyAction action,
     required CedarPolicyResource resource,
-    required List<CedarPolicyCondition> conditions,
+    List<CedarPolicyCondition> conditions = const [],
     Map<String, String>? annotations,
   }) {
     return _$CedarPolicy._(
diff --git a/packages/cedar_common/pubspec.yaml b/packages/cedar_common/pubspec.yaml
index e5174697..bc114229 100644
--- a/packages/cedar_common/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/cedar_common/pubspec.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ dependencies:
   built_collection: ^5.1.1
   built_value: ^8.9.1
   collection: ^1.18.0
-  meta: ^1.12.0
+  meta: ^1.11.0
 
 dev_dependencies:
   build_runner: ^2.4.8