diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4512e278b..e6a4b8273 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ resolver = "2"
 repository = "https://github.com/crate-ci/cargo-release"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.78"  # MSRV
+rust-version = "1.79"  # MSRV
 include = [
   "build.rs",
   "src/**/*",