diff --git a/.github/workflows/linters.yml b/.github/workflows/linters.yml
index d208869..d605dcb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linters.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linters.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v1
       - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
-          toolchain: 1.68.0
+          toolchain: 1.70.0
           profile: minimal
           components: clippy, rustfmt
           override: true
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v1
       - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
-          toolchain: 1.68.0
+          toolchain: 1.70.0
           profile: minimal
           components: clippy, rustfmt
           override: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 6632f8a..4a72b39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v1
       - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
-          toolchain: 1.68.0
+          toolchain: 1.70.0
           profile: minimal
           override: true
       - name: Check
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index dac05a2..84a5911 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ keywords = ["mock", "mocks", "http", "webmock", "webmocks"]
 categories = ["development-tools::testing", "web-programming"]
 exclude = ["/.appveyor.yml", "/.travis.yml", "/benchmarks.txt", "/docs/", "/slides.pdf"]
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.68"
+rust-version = "1.70"
 
 [badges]
 travis-ci = { repository = "lipanski/mockito", branch = "master" }
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ appveyor = { repository = "lipanski/mockito", branch = "master", service = "gith
 
 [dependencies]
 assert-json-diff = "2.0"
-colored = { version = "~2.0", optional = true }
+colored = { version = "2.0", optional = true }
 futures-core = "0.3"
 hyper = { version = "0.14", features = ["http1", "http2", "server", "stream"] }
 log = "0.4"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a6dbf4a..0e5d698 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <p align="center">
     <a href="https://docs.rs/mockito"><img src="https://docs.rs/mockito/badge.svg"></a>
     <a href="https://crates.io/crates/mockito"><img src="https://img.shields.io/crates/v/mockito.svg"></a>
-    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/rust%20version-%3E%3D1.68.0-orange">
+    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/rust%20version-%3E%3D1.70.0-orange">
     <a href="https://crates.io/crates/mockito"><img src="https://img.shields.io/crates/d/mockito"></a>
     <a href="https://github.com/lipanski/mockito/actions/workflows/tests.yml/?branch=master"><img src="https://github.com/lipanski/mockito/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg?branch=master"></a>
   </p>
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ fn main() {
 
 ## Minimum supported Rust toolchain
 
-The current minimum support Rust toolchain is **1.68.0**
+The current minimum support Rust toolchain is **1.70.0**
 
 ## Contribution Guidelines
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ cargo test
 ...or run tests using a different toolchain:
 
 ```sh
-rustup run --install 1.68.0 cargo test
+rustup run --install 1.70.0 cargo test
 ```
 
 ...or run tests while disabling the default features (e.g. the colors):
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ rustup component add clippy
 The linter is always run on the minimum supported Rust version:
 
 ```sh
-rustup run --install 1.68.0 cargo clippy-mockito
+rustup run --install 1.70.0 cargo clippy-mockito
 ```
 
 ### Release