diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 382801cc..be4c4df2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ members = ["alvr/*"]
 [workspace.package]
 version = "21.0.0-dev00"
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.65"
+rust-version = "1.70"
 authors = ["alvr-org"]
 license = "MIT"