diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 27db52f29..d58706956 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         rust:
-          - { version: "1.61.0", name: MSRV }
+          - { version: "1.62.0", name: MSRV }
           - { version: stable, name: stable }
         kind:
           - name: no_std
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         rust:
-          - { version: "1.61.0", name: MSRV }
+          - { version: "1.62.0", name: MSRV }
           - { version: stable, name: stable }
         os:
           - { name: Ubuntu, value: ubuntu-20.04 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/powerset.yaml b/.github/workflows/powerset.yaml
index 32d7736a8..8b0bd21eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/powerset.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/powerset.yaml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         rust:
-          - { version: "1.61.0", name: MSRV }
+          - { version: "1.62.0", name: MSRV }
           - { version: stable, name: stable }
         kind:
           - name: no_std
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e8a30b7e0..59b0776f2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # time
 
-[![minimum rustc: 1.61](https://img.shields.io/badge/minimum%20rustc-1.61-yellowgreen?logo=rust&style=flat-square)](https://www.whatrustisit.com)
+[![minimum rustc: 1.62](https://img.shields.io/badge/minimum%20rustc-1.62-yellowgreen?logo=rust&style=flat-square)](https://www.whatrustisit.com)
 [![version](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/time?color=blue&logo=rust&style=flat-square)](https://crates.io/crates/time)
 [![build status](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/time-rs/time/build.yaml?branch=main&style=flat-square)](https://github.com/time-rs/time/actions)
 [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/time-rs/time/branch/main/graph/badge.svg?token=yt4XSmQNKQ)](https://codecov.io/gh/time-rs/time)
diff --git a/time-core/Cargo.toml b/time-core/Cargo.toml
index f5a63cbd8..2d1d15fbc 100644
--- a/time-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/time-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "time-core"
 version = "0.1.0"
 authors = ["Jacob Pratt <open-source@jhpratt.dev>", "Time contributors"]
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.60.0"
+rust-version = "1.62.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/time-rs/time"
 keywords = ["date", "time", "calendar", "duration"]
 categories = ["date-and-time"]
diff --git a/time-macros/Cargo.toml b/time-macros/Cargo.toml
index da68ff6ad..377bb3bd8 100644
--- a/time-macros/Cargo.toml
+++ b/time-macros/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "time-macros"
 version = "0.2.6"
 authors = ["Jacob Pratt <open-source@jhpratt.dev>", "Time contributors"]
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.61.0"
+rust-version = "1.62.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/time-rs/time"
 keywords = ["date", "time", "calendar", "duration"]
 categories = ["date-and-time"]
diff --git a/time-macros/src/format_description/format_item.rs b/time-macros/src/format_description/format_item.rs
index 61af5d5fe..a0b924990 100644
--- a/time-macros/src/format_description/format_item.rs
+++ b/time-macros/src/format_description/format_item.rs
@@ -249,17 +249,6 @@ macro_rules! target_value {
     };
 }
 
-macro_rules! derived_default_on_enum {
-    ($type:ty; $default:expr) => {};
-    ($attr:meta $type:ty; $default:expr) => {
-        impl Default for $type {
-            fn default() -> Self {
-                $default
-            }
-        }
-    };
-}
-
 macro_rules! modifier {
     ($(
         enum $name:ident $(($target_ty:ty))? {
@@ -269,14 +258,11 @@ macro_rules! modifier {
             ),* $(,)?
         }
     )+) => {$(
+        #[derive(Default)]
         enum $name {
-            $($variant),*
+            $($(#[$attr])? $variant),*
         }
 
-        $(derived_default_on_enum! {
-            $($attr)? $name; $name::$variant
-        })*
-
         impl $name {
             /// Parse the modifier from its string representation.
             fn from_modifier_value(value: &Spanned<&[u8]>) -> Result<Option<Self>, Error> {
diff --git a/time/Cargo.toml b/time/Cargo.toml
index dfcee474e..a02b78604 100644
--- a/time/Cargo.toml
+++ b/time/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "time"
 version = "0.3.17"
 authors = ["Jacob Pratt <open-source@jhpratt.dev>", "Time contributors"]
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.60.0"
+rust-version = "1.62.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/time-rs/time"
 homepage = "https://time-rs.github.io"
 keywords = ["date", "time", "calendar", "duration"]
diff --git a/time/src/format_description/parse/format_item.rs b/time/src/format_description/parse/format_item.rs
index ffa550b49..fbc990c69 100644
--- a/time/src/format_description/parse/format_item.rs
+++ b/time/src/format_description/parse/format_item.rs
@@ -311,19 +311,6 @@ macro_rules! target_value {
     };
 }
 
-// TODO use `#[derive(Default)]` on enums once MSRV is 1.62 (NET 2022-12-30)
-/// Simulate `#[derive(Default)]` on enums.
-macro_rules! derived_default_on_enum {
-    ($type:ty; $default:expr) => {};
-    ($attr:meta $type:ty; $default:expr) => {
-        impl Default for $type {
-            fn default() -> Self {
-                $default
-            }
-        }
-    };
-}
-
 /// Declare the various modifiers.
 ///
 /// For the general case, ordinary syntax can be used. Note that you _must_ declare a default
@@ -350,14 +337,11 @@ macro_rules! modifier {
             ),* $(,)?
         }
     )+) => {$(
+        #[derive(Default)]
         enum $name {
-            $($variant),*
+            $($(#[$attr])? $variant),*
         }
 
-        $(derived_default_on_enum! {
-            $($attr)? $name; $name::$variant
-        })*
-
         impl $name {
             /// Parse the modifier from its string representation.
             fn from_modifier_value(value: &Spanned<&[u8]>) -> Result<Option<Self>, Error> {