diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 135c18e27..1d4f1db26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 env:
-  rust-version: 1.65.0
+  rust-version: 1.71.1
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples.yml b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
index 14b64a276..9685d65cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 env:
-  rust-version: 1.65.0
+  rust-version: 1.71.1
   dfx-version: 0.14.1
   wasmtime-version: 10.0.1
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 894ec1597..b0846e8f3 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ members = [
 authors = ["DFINITY Stiftung <sdk@dfinity.org>"]
 edition = "2021"
 repository = "https://github.com/dfinity/cdk-rs"
-rust-version = "1.65.0"
+rust-version = "1.71.1"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 
 [profile.canister-release]
diff --git a/rust-toolchain.toml b/rust-toolchain.toml
index ac0d4e3cf..53ad48c8e 100644
--- a/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [toolchain]
-channel = "1.65.0"
+channel = "1.71.1"
 targets = ["wasm32-unknown-unknown"]
 components = ["rustfmt", "clippy"]