diff --git a/src/atom/mod.rs b/src/atom/mod.rs
index 1f9c351..11c56f8 100644
--- a/src/atom/mod.rs
+++ b/src/atom/mod.rs
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ pub enum VersionOperator {
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Get)]
-pub struct Category(#[get(method = "get")] String);
+pub struct Category(#[get(method = "get", kind = "deref")] String);
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Get)]
-pub struct Name(#[get(method = "get")] String);
+pub struct Name(#[get(method = "get", kind = "deref")] String);
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Get)]
-pub struct VersionNumber(#[get(method = "get")] String);
+pub struct VersionNumber(#[get(method = "get", kind = "deref")] String);
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
 pub enum VersionSuffixKind {
@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ pub struct VersionSuffix {
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Get)]
 pub struct Version {
+    #[get(kind = "deref")]
     numbers: Vec<VersionNumber>,
     letter: Option<char>,
+    #[get(kind = "deref")]
     suffixes: Vec<VersionSuffix>,
     rev: Option<VersionNumber>,
 }
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ pub enum SlotOperator {
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Get)]
-pub struct SlotName(#[get(method = "name")] String);
+pub struct SlotName(#[get(method = "name", kind = "deref")] String);
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Get)]
 pub struct Slot {
@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@ pub struct Atom {
     name: Name,
     version: Option<Version>,
     slot: Option<Slot>,
+    #[get(kind = "deref")]
     usedeps: Vec<UseDep>,
 }
 
@@ -181,7 +184,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for Version {
         let numbers = self
             .numbers
             .iter()
-            .map(|n| n.get().as_str())
+            .map(|n| n.get())
             .intersperse(".")
             .collect::<String>();
 
diff --git a/src/useflag/mod.rs b/src/useflag/mod.rs
index 16104d6..1f814eb 100644
--- a/src/useflag/mod.rs
+++ b/src/useflag/mod.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use get::Get;
 pub mod parsers;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Get)]
-pub struct UseFlag(#[get(method = "name")] String);
+pub struct UseFlag(#[get(method = "name", kind = "deref")] String);
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Get)]
 pub struct IUseFlag {