diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2bc16881..f68afee3 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ keywords = [
 license = "MIT"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/ferrilab/bitvec"
-rust-version = "1.56"
+rust-version = "1.71"
 
 [features]
 alloc = [
diff --git a/rust-toolchain.toml b/rust-toolchain.toml
index c274b753..ad1a2d1e 100644
--- a/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 ########################################################################
 
 [toolchain]
-channel = "1.56.0"
+channel = "1.71.0"
 profile = "default"
 components = [
 	"clippy",