diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 4b71af0..b712e51 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 project = "tastytrade"
 copyright = "2024, Graeme Holliday"
 author = "Graeme Holliday"
-release = "9.6"
+release = "9.7"
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#general-configuration
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c618bdb..e3c8173 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "tastytrade"
-version = "9.6"
+version = "9.7"
 description = "An unofficial, sync/async SDK for Tastytrade!"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
diff --git a/tastytrade/__init__.py b/tastytrade/__init__.py
index 8485a66..223122e 100644
--- a/tastytrade/__init__.py
+++ b/tastytrade/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 BACKTEST_URL = "https://backtester.vast.tastyworks.com"
 CERT_URL = "https://api.cert.tastyworks.com"
 VAST_URL = "https://vast.tastyworks.com"
-VERSION = "9.6"
+VERSION = "9.7"
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
diff --git a/tastytrade/session.py b/tastytrade/session.py
index 58a7df8..5306913 100644
--- a/tastytrade/session.py
+++ b/tastytrade/session.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 from datetime import date, datetime
 from typing import Any, Optional, Union
+from typing_extensions import Self
 
 import httpx
+import json
+from httpx import AsyncClient, Client
 
 from tastytrade import API_URL, CERT_URL
 from tastytrade.utils import TastytradeError, TastytradeJsonDataclass, validate_response
@@ -302,7 +305,7 @@ def __init__(
             "Content-Type": "application/json",
         }
         #: httpx client for sync requests
-        self.sync_client = httpx.Client(
+        self.sync_client = Client(
             base_url=(CERT_URL if is_test else API_URL), headers=headers
         )
         if two_factor_authentication is not None:
@@ -323,9 +326,8 @@ def __init__(
         #: A single-use token which can be used to login without a password
         self.remember_token = json["data"].get("remember-token")
         self.sync_client.headers.update({"Authorization": self.session_token})
-        self.validate()
         #: httpx client for async requests
-        self.async_client = httpx.AsyncClient(
+        self.async_client = AsyncClient(
             base_url=self.sync_client.base_url, headers=self.sync_client.headers.copy()
         )
 
@@ -440,3 +442,34 @@ def get_2fa_info(self) -> TwoFactorInfo:
         """
         data = self._get("/users/me/two-factor-method")
         return TwoFactorInfo(**data)
+
+    def serialize(self) -> str:
+        """
+        Serializes the session to a string, useful for storing
+        a session for later use.
+        Could be used with pickle, Redis, etc.
+        """
+        attrs = self.__dict__.copy()
+        del attrs["async_client"]
+        del attrs["sync_client"]
+        attrs["user"] = attrs["user"].model_dump()
+        return json.dumps(attrs)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def deserialize(cls, serialized: str) -> Self:
+        """
+        Create a new Session object from a serialized string.
+        """
+        deserialized = json.loads(serialized)
+        deserialized["user"] = User(**deserialized["user"])
+        self = cls.__new__(cls)
+        self.__dict__ = deserialized
+        base_url = CERT_URL if self.is_test else API_URL
+        headers = {
+            "Accept": "application/json",
+            "Content-Type": "application/json",
+            "Authorization": self.session_token,
+        }
+        self.sync_client = Client(base_url=base_url, headers=headers)
+        self.async_client = AsyncClient(base_url=base_url, headers=headers)
+        return self
diff --git a/tests/test_session.py b/tests/test_session.py
index e29e216..071b550 100644
--- a/tests/test_session.py
+++ b/tests/test_session.py
@@ -25,3 +25,9 @@ def test_destroy(credentials):
 async def test_destroy_async(credentials):
     session = Session(*credentials)
     await session.a_destroy()
+
+
+def test_serialize_deserialize(session):
+    data = session.serialize()
+    obj = Session.deserialize(data)
+    assert set(obj.__dict__.keys()) == set(session.__dict__.keys())
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index a545b88..4608846 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tastytrade"
-version = "9.5"
+version = "9.7"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "httpx" },