diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index 432d280..3fca812 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             rust: beta
           - os: ubuntu-latest
-            rust: 1.58.0
+            rust: 1.61.0
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
diff --git a/instant-xml-macros/Cargo.toml b/instant-xml-macros/Cargo.toml
index 980a73d..8ab92e3 100644
--- a/instant-xml-macros/Cargo.toml
+++ b/instant-xml-macros/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "instant-xml-macros"
 version = "0.4.0"
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.58"
+rust-version = "1.61"
 workspace = ".."
 license = "Apache-2.0 OR MIT"
 description = "Procedural macros for instant-xml"
diff --git a/instant-xml/Cargo.toml b/instant-xml/Cargo.toml
index bc92865..a133008 100644
--- a/instant-xml/Cargo.toml
+++ b/instant-xml/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "instant-xml"
 version = "0.4.0"
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.58"
+rust-version = "1.61"
 workspace = ".."
 license = "Apache-2.0 OR MIT"
 description = "A more rigorous way to map XML to Rust types"