diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 80cdeba9..487288b6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12"
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "pandapower == 3.3.3",
+    "pandapower == 3.5.4",
     "matplotlib",
     "shapely",
 ]
diff --git a/src/pandapipes/io/file_io.py b/src/pandapipes/io/file_io.py
index 28821325..d8f13032 100644
--- a/src/pandapipes/io/file_io.py
+++ b/src/pandapipes/io/file_io.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def from_pickle(filename):
     return net
 
 
-def from_json(filename, convert=True, encryption_key=None, ignore_unknown_objects=False):
+def from_json(filename, convert=True, encryption_key=None, ignore_unknown_objects=False, skip_checks=False):
     """
     Load a pandapipes network from a JSON file or string.
     The index of the returned network is not necessarily in the same order as the original network.
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ def from_json(filename, convert=True, encryption_key=None, ignore_unknown_object
     :param ignore_unknown_objects: if set to True, ignore any objects that cannot be deserialized \
             instead of raising an error
     :type ignore_unknown_objects: bool
+    :param skip_checks: If set to True, no security checks will be performed when deserializing.
+    :type skip_checks: bool
     :return: net - The pandapipes network that was saved as JSON
     :rtype: pandapipesNet
 
@@ -139,10 +141,11 @@ def from_json(filename, convert=True, encryption_key=None, ignore_unknown_object
         with open(filename) as fp:
             json_string = fp.read()
     return from_json_string(json_string, convert=convert, encryption_key=encryption_key,
-                            ignore_unknown_objects=ignore_unknown_objects)
+                            ignore_unknown_objects=ignore_unknown_objects,
+                            skip_checks=skip_checks)
 
 
-def from_json_string(json_string, convert=False, encryption_key=None, ignore_unknown_objects=False):
+def from_json_string(json_string, convert=False, encryption_key=None, ignore_unknown_objects=False, skip_checks=False):
     """
     Load a pandapipes network from a JSON string.
     The index of the returned network is not necessarily in the same order as the original network.
@@ -157,6 +160,8 @@ def from_json_string(json_string, convert=False, encryption_key=None, ignore_unk
     :param ignore_unknown_objects: if set to True, ignore any objects that cannot be deserialized \
             instead of raising an error
     :type ignore_unknown_objects: bool
+    :param skip_checks: If set to True, no security checks will be performed when deserializing.
+    :type skip_checks: bool
     :return: net - The pandapipes network that was contained in the JSON string
     :rtype: pandapipesNet
 
@@ -169,7 +174,8 @@ def from_json_string(json_string, convert=False, encryption_key=None, ignore_unk
         json_string = decrypt_string(json_string, encryption_key)
 
     net = json.loads(json_string, cls=PPJSONDecoder, registry_class=FromSerializableRegistryPpipe,
-                     ignore_unknown_objects=ignore_unknown_objects)
+                     ignore_unknown_objects=ignore_unknown_objects,
+                     skip_checks=skip_checks)
 
     if convert and isinstance(net, pandapipesNet):
         convert_format(net)
diff --git a/src/pandapipes/io/io_utils.py b/src/pandapipes/io/io_utils.py
index 233a3b7d..37020245 100644
--- a/src/pandapipes/io/io_utils.py
+++ b/src/pandapipes/io/io_utils.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class FromSerializableRegistryPpipe(FromSerializableRegistry):
     module_name = ''
     omit_modules = ''
 
-    def __init__(self, obj, d, ppipes_hook, ignore_unknown_objects=False, omit_modules=None):
+    def __init__(self, obj, d, ppipes_hook, ignore_unknown_objects=False, omit_modules=None, **kwargs):
         """
 
         :param obj: object the data is written to
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def __init__(self, obj, d, ppipes_hook, ignore_unknown_objects=False, omit_modul
         :param ppipes_hook: a way how to handle non-default data
         :type ppipes_hook: funct
         """
-        super().__init__(obj, d, ppipes_hook, ignore_unknown_objects, omit_modules)
+        super().__init__(obj, d, ppipes_hook, ignore_unknown_objects, omit_modules, **kwargs)
 
     @from_serializable.register(class_name="method")
     def method(self):
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ def rest(self):
                     self.obj, cls=PPJSONDecoder,
                     object_hook=partial(pp_hook, registry_class=FromSerializableRegistryPpipe,
                                         ignore_unknown_objects=self.ignore_unknown_objects,
-                                        omit_modules=self.omit_modules)
+                                        omit_modules=self.omit_modules,
+                                        skip_checks=getattr(self, "skip_checks", False))
                 )
                 # backwards compatibility
             if "net" in self.obj:
@@ -111,6 +112,14 @@ def rest(self):
             return class_
         else:
             # for non-pp objects, e.g. tuple
+            skip_checks = getattr(self, "skip_checks", False)
+            if not skip_checks:
+                try:
+                    from pandapower.io_utils import _is_safe_to_deserialize, DeserializationNotAllowed
+                    if not _is_safe_to_deserialize(self.module_name, self.class_name, class_):
+                        raise DeserializationNotAllowed(f"Deserializing '{self.module_name}.{self.class_name}' is not allowed in pandapipes")
+                except ImportError:
+                    pass # Fallback for old pandapower versions without the security patch
             return class_(self.obj, **self.d)
 
     @from_serializable.register(class_name='MultiNet')