diff --git a/rust-toolchain.toml b/rust-toolchain.toml
index fb9bd9dd..54872772 100644
--- a/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [toolchain]
-channel = "1.79.0"
+channel = "1.71.1"
 targets = [ "wasm32-unknown-unknown" ]