diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 122c5ea..d1bff4b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        rust: [nightly, beta, stable, 1.60.0]
+        rust: [nightly, beta, stable, 1.61.0]
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 492ebcf..2315771 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include = ["Cargo.toml", "src/**/*.rs"]
 keywords = ["serde", "serialization"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/serde-rs/bench"
-rust-version = "1.56"
+rust-version = "1.61"
 
 [dependencies]
 byteorder = "1.4.3"