diff --git a/.github/workflows/yescrypt.yml b/.github/workflows/yescrypt.yml
index a88f4851..863eb943 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/yescrypt.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/yescrypt.yml
@@ -49,9 +49,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
           targets: ${{ matrix.target }}
+      - uses: RustCrypto/actions/cargo-hack-install@master
       - run: ${{ matrix.deps }}
-      - run: cargo test
-      - run: cargo test --release
+      - run: cargo check --target ${{ matrix.target }} --all-features
+      - run: cargo hack test --target ${{ matrix.target }} --feature-powerset
+      - run: cargo test --target ${{ matrix.target }} --all-features --release
 
   careful:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -61,8 +63,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           toolchain: nightly-2025-08-10
       - run: cargo install cargo-careful
-      - run: cargo careful test
-      - run: cargo careful test --release
+      - run: cargo careful test --all-features
+      - run: cargo careful test --all-features --release
 
   cross:
     strategy:
@@ -81,5 +83,5 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
           targets: ${{ matrix.target }}
       - uses: RustCrypto/actions/cross-install@master
-      - run: cross test --target ${{ matrix.target }}
-      - run: cross test --release --target ${{ matrix.target }}
+      - run: cross test --target ${{ matrix.target }} --all-features
+      - run: cross test --target ${{ matrix.target }} --all-features --release
diff --git a/yescrypt/src/encoding.rs b/yescrypt/src/encoding.rs
index 984612e9..85f798b8 100644
--- a/yescrypt/src/encoding.rs
+++ b/yescrypt/src/encoding.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // TODO(tarcieri): use `base64ct` instead?
 
 use crate::{Error, Result};
+
+#[cfg(feature = "simple")]
 use core::str;
 
 /// (s)crypt-flavored Base64 alphabet.
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ pub const ATOI64: [u8; 128] = {
     tbl
 };
 
+#[cfg(feature = "simple")]
 pub(crate) fn decode64<'o>(src: &str, dst: &'o mut [u8]) -> Result<&'o [u8]> {
     let src = src.as_bytes();
     let mut pos = 0usize;
@@ -108,6 +111,48 @@ pub(crate) fn decode64_uint32(src: &[u8], mut pos: usize, min: u32) -> Result<(u
     Ok((dst, pos))
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "simple")]
+pub(crate) fn encode64<'o>(src: &[u8], out: &'o mut [u8]) -> Result<&'o str> {
+    fn encode64_uint32_fixed(dst: &mut [u8], mut src: u32, srcbits: u32) -> Result<usize> {
+        let mut bits: u32 = 0;
+        let mut pos = 0;
+
+        while bits < srcbits {
+            if dst.len() <= pos {
+                return Err(Error::Encoding);
+            }
+
+            dst[pos] = ITOA64[(src & 0x3f) as usize];
+            pos += 1;
+            src >>= 6;
+            bits += 6;
+        }
+
+        if src != 0 || dst.len() < pos {
+            return Err(Error::Encoding);
+        }
+
+        Ok(pos)
+    }
+
+    let mut pos = 0;
+    let mut i = 0;
+
+    while i < src.len() {
+        let mut value = 0u32;
+        let mut bits = 0u32;
+        while bits < 24 && i < src.len() {
+            value |= (src[i] as u32) << bits;
+            bits += 8;
+            i += 1;
+        }
+        let dnext = encode64_uint32_fixed(&mut out[pos..], value, bits)?;
+        pos += dnext;
+    }
+
+    str::from_utf8(&out[..pos]).map_err(|_| Error::Encoding)
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn encode64_uint32(dst: &mut [u8], mut src: u32, min: u32) -> Result<usize> {
     let mut start = 0u32;
     let mut end = 47u32;
@@ -152,44 +197,3 @@ pub(crate) fn encode64_uint32(dst: &mut [u8], mut src: u32, min: u32) -> Result<
 
     Ok(pos)
 }
-
-pub(crate) fn encode64<'o>(src: &[u8], out: &'o mut [u8]) -> Result<&'o str> {
-    let mut pos = 0;
-    let mut i = 0;
-
-    while i < src.len() {
-        let mut value = 0u32;
-        let mut bits = 0u32;
-        while bits < 24 && i < src.len() {
-            value |= (src[i] as u32) << bits;
-            bits += 8;
-            i += 1;
-        }
-        let dnext = encode64_uint32_fixed(&mut out[pos..], value, bits)?;
-        pos += dnext;
-    }
-
-    str::from_utf8(&out[..pos]).map_err(|_| Error::Encoding)
-}
-
-fn encode64_uint32_fixed(dst: &mut [u8], mut src: u32, srcbits: u32) -> Result<usize> {
-    let mut bits: u32 = 0;
-    let mut pos = 0;
-
-    while bits < srcbits {
-        if dst.len() <= pos {
-            return Err(Error::Encoding);
-        }
-
-        dst[pos] = ITOA64[(src & 0x3f) as usize];
-        pos += 1;
-        src >>= 6;
-        bits += 6;
-    }
-
-    if src != 0 || dst.len() < pos {
-        return Err(Error::Encoding);
-    }
-
-    Ok(pos)
-}
diff --git a/yescrypt/src/lib.rs b/yescrypt/src/lib.rs
index 4e043561..2fdc4cfa 100644
--- a/yescrypt/src/lib.rs
+++ b/yescrypt/src/lib.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@
 //! let password = b"pleaseletmein"; // don't actually use this as a password!
 //! let salt = b"WZaPV7LSUEKMo34."; // unique per password, ideally 16-bytes and random
 //! let password_hash = yescrypt::yescrypt(password, salt, &Default::default())?;
-//! assert_eq!(&password_hash[..3], "$y$");
+//! assert!(password_hash.starts_with("$y$"));
+//!
+//! // verify password is correct for the given hash
+//! yescrypt::yescrypt_verify(password, &password_hash)?;
 //! # Ok(())
 //! # }
 //! ```
@@ -122,6 +125,7 @@ pub fn yescrypt(passwd: &[u8], salt: &[u8], params: &Params) -> Result<String> {
 /// Verify a password matches the given yescrypt password hash.
 ///
 /// Password hash should begin with `$y$` in Modular Crypt Format (MCF).
+#[cfg(feature = "simple")]
 pub fn yescrypt_verify(passwd: &[u8], hash: &str) -> Result<()> {
     let hash = mcf::PasswordHashRef::try_from(hash).map_err(|_| Error::Encoding)?;
 
diff --git a/yescrypt/tests/simple.rs b/yescrypt/tests/simple.rs
index ad4965bc..069ed23a 100644
--- a/yescrypt/tests/simple.rs
+++ b/yescrypt/tests/simple.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #![cfg(feature = "simple")]
 #![allow(non_snake_case)]
 
-use yescrypt::{Flags, Params, yescrypt, yescrypt_verify};
+use yescrypt::{Error, Flags, Params, yescrypt, yescrypt_verify};
 
 const YESCRYPT_P: u32 = 11;
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ fn verify_reference_strings() {
             panic!("failed to verify password hash: {hash}");
         }
 
-        if yescrypt_verify(b"bogus", hash).is_ok() {
+        if yescrypt_verify(b"bogus", hash) != Err(Error::Password) {
             panic!("verification unexpectedly succeeded for password hash: {hash}");
         }
     }