chore(deps): Document Vector's MSRV policy (#19646)

* chore(deps): Document Vector's MSRV policy Signed-off-by: Jesse Szwedko <[email protected]> * Update docs/DEVELOPING.md Co-authored-by: neuronull <[email protected]> --------- Signed-off-by: Jesse Szwedko <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: neuronull <[email protected]>
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diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ publish = false
 default-run = "vector"
 autobenches = false # our benchmarks are not runnable on their own either way
 # Minimum supported rust version
+# See docs/DEVELOPING.md for policy
 rust-version = "1.71.1"
 
 [[bin]]

diff --git a/docs/DEVELOPING.md b/docs/DEVELOPING.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     - [Panics](#panics)
   - [Feature flags](#feature-flags)
   - [Dependencies](#dependencies)
+  - [Minimum Supported Rust Version](#minimum-supported-rust-version)
 - [Guidelines](#guidelines)
   - [Sink healthchecks](#sink-healthchecks)
 - [Testing](#testing)
@@ -263,6 +264,14 @@ If a dependency is required only by one or multiple components, but not by
 Vector's core, make it optional and add it to the list of dependencies of
 the features corresponding to these components in `Cargo.toml`.
 
+### Minimum Supported Rust Version
+
+Vector's Minimum Supported Rust Version (MSRV) is indicated by the `rust-version` specified in
+`Cargo.toml`.
+
+Currently, Vector has no policy around MSRV. It can be bumped at any time if required by
+a dependency or to take advantage of a new language feature in Vector's codebase.
+
 ## Guidelines
 
 ### Sink healthchecks