diff --git a/akka-kryo-serialization/src/main/scala/io/altoo/akka/serialization/kryo/DefaultKryoInitializer.scala b/akka-kryo-serialization/src/main/scala/io/altoo/akka/serialization/kryo/DefaultKryoInitializer.scala
index 3f9ed8c..c1ad6ab 100644
--- a/akka-kryo-serialization/src/main/scala/io/altoo/akka/serialization/kryo/DefaultKryoInitializer.scala
+++ b/akka-kryo-serialization/src/main/scala/io/altoo/akka/serialization/kryo/DefaultKryoInitializer.scala
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 package io.altoo.akka.serialization.kryo
 
 import akka.actor.{ActorRef, ExtendedActorSystem}
-import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.{ClassResolver, ReferenceResolver, Serializer}
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.serializers.FieldSerializer
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.util.{DefaultClassResolver, ListReferenceResolver, MapReferenceResolver}
 import io.altoo.akka.serialization.kryo.serializer.akka.{ActorRefSerializer, ByteStringSerializer}
 import io.altoo.akka.serialization.kryo.serializer.scala._
 
@@ -13,6 +14,22 @@ import scala.util.{Failure, Success}
  */
 class DefaultKryoInitializer {
 
+  /**
+   * Can be overridden to provide a custom reference resolver - override only if you know what you are doing!
+   */
+  def createReferenceResolver(settings: KryoSerializationSettings): ReferenceResolver = {
+    if (settings.kryoReferenceMap) new MapReferenceResolver() else new ListReferenceResolver()
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Can be overridden to provide a custom class resolver - override only if you know what you are doing!
+   */
+  def createClassResolver(settings: KryoSerializationSettings): ClassResolver = {
+    if (settings.idStrategy == "incremental") new KryoClassResolver(settings.implicitRegistrationLogging)
+    else if (settings.resolveSubclasses) new SubclassResolver()
+    else new DefaultClassResolver()
+  }
+  
   /**
    * Can be overridden to set a different field serializer before other serializer are initialized.
    * Note: register custom classes/serializer in `postInit`, otherwise default order might break.
diff --git a/akka-kryo-serialization/src/main/scala/io/altoo/akka/serialization/kryo/KryoSerializer.scala b/akka-kryo-serialization/src/main/scala/io/altoo/akka/serialization/kryo/KryoSerializer.scala
index 906738f..7bcb48e 100644
--- a/akka-kryo-serialization/src/main/scala/io/altoo/akka/serialization/kryo/KryoSerializer.scala
+++ b/akka-kryo-serialization/src/main/scala/io/altoo/akka/serialization/kryo/KryoSerializer.scala
@@ -32,13 +32,21 @@ import java.nio.ByteBuffer
 import scala.jdk.CollectionConverters._
 import scala.util._
 
-private[kryo] class EncryptionSettings(val config: Config) {
+/**
+ * INTERNAL API - api may change at any point in time
+ * without any warning.
+ */
+class EncryptionSettings(val config: Config) {
   val keyProvider: String = config.getString("encryption.aes.key-provider")
   val aesMode: String = config.getString("encryption.aes.mode")
   val aesIvLength: Int = config.getInt("encryption.aes.iv-length")
 }
 
-private[kryo] class KryoSerializationSettings(val config: Config) {
+/**
+ * INTERNAL API - api may change at any point in time
+ * without any warning.
+ */
+class KryoSerializationSettings(val config: Config) {
   val serializerType: String = config.getString("type")
 
   val bufferSize: Int = config.getInt("buffer-size")
@@ -204,11 +212,11 @@ class KryoSerializer(val system: ExtendedActorSystem) extends Serializer with By
   }
 
   private def getKryo(strategy: String, serializerType: String): Kryo = {
-    val referenceResolver = if (settings.kryoReferenceMap) new MapReferenceResolver() else new ListReferenceResolver()
-    val classResolver =
-      if (settings.idStrategy == "incremental") new KryoClassResolver(settings.implicitRegistrationLogging)
-      else if (settings.resolveSubclasses) new SubclassResolver()
-      else new DefaultClassResolver()
+    val initializer = kryoInitializerClass.getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance()
+
+    val referenceResolver = initializer.createReferenceResolver(settings)
+    val classResolver = initializer.createClassResolver(settings)
+
     val kryo = new ScalaKryo(classResolver, referenceResolver)
     kryo.setClassLoader(system.dynamicAccess.classLoader)
     // support deserialization of classes without no-arg constructors
@@ -223,8 +231,6 @@ class KryoSerializer(val system: ExtendedActorSystem) extends Serializer with By
       case o => throw new IllegalStateException("Unknown serializer type: " + o)
     }
 
-    val initializer = kryoInitializerClass.getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance()
-
     // setting default serializer
     initializer.preInit(kryo, system)
     // akka byte string serializer must be registered before generic scala collection serializer