diff --git a/pkstrings/src/lib.rs b/pkstrings/src/lib.rs
index 059694e..ef14f2d 100644
--- a/pkstrings/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pkstrings/src/lib.rs
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ impl fmt::Display for Error {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub struct PKString(String);
 
+impl PKString {
+    pub fn into_string(self) -> String {
+        self.0
+    }
+}
+
 impl Deref for PKString {
     type Target = String;