diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 827f35a..bc966a8 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ checksum = "d71b6127be86fdcfddb610f7182ac57211d4b18a3e9c82eb2d17662f2227ad6a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bytes-str"
-version = "0.2.6"
+version = "0.2.7"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "rkyv",
diff --git a/crates/bytes-str/Cargo.toml b/crates/bytes-str/Cargo.toml
index fdfe186..90e59f7 100644
--- a/crates/bytes-str/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bytes-str/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ include     = ["Cargo.toml", "src/**/*.rs"]
 license     = { workspace = true }
 name        = "bytes-str"
 repository  = { workspace = true }
-version     = "0.2.6"
+version     = "0.2.7"
 
 [features]
 rkyv  = ["dep:rkyv", "rkyv/bytes-1"]
diff --git a/crates/bytes-str/src/byte_str.rs b/crates/bytes-str/src/byte_str.rs
index 231255b..fa220ac 100644
--- a/crates/bytes-str/src/byte_str.rs
+++ b/crates/bytes-str/src/byte_str.rs
@@ -284,6 +284,41 @@ impl BytesStr {
         self.bytes
     }
 
+    /// Converts the [BytesStr] into a [Vec<u8>].
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use bytes_str::BytesStr;
+    ///     
+    /// let s = BytesStr::from_static("hello");
+    /// let vec = s.into_vec();
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(vec, b"hello");
+    /// ```
+    pub fn into_vec(self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        self.into_bytes().to_vec()
+    }
+
+    /// Converts the [BytesStr] into a [String].
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use bytes_str::BytesStr;
+    ///     
+    /// let s = BytesStr::from_static("hello");
+    /// let string = s.into_string();
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(string, "hello");
+    /// ```
+    pub fn into_string(self) -> String {
+        unsafe {
+            // Safety: BytesStr is backed by a valid UTF-8 string.
+            String::from_utf8_unchecked(self.into_vec())
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Returns the length of the [BytesStr].
     ///
     /// # Examples
diff --git a/crates/bytes-str/src/byte_string.rs b/crates/bytes-str/src/byte_string.rs
index 202d459..6f6dcf3 100644
--- a/crates/bytes-str/src/byte_string.rs
+++ b/crates/bytes-str/src/byte_string.rs
@@ -367,6 +367,22 @@ impl BytesString {
         })
     }
 
+    /// Converts the [BytesString] into a [Vec<u8>].
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use bytes_str::BytesString;
+    ///     
+    /// let s = BytesString::from("hello");
+    /// let vec = s.into_vec();
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(vec, b"hello");
+    /// ```
+    pub fn into_vec(self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        self.bytes.into()
+    }
+
     /// Converts a [BytesString] into a [String].
     ///
     /// # Examples