diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d4b45dc954..6028eb8bb8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ repository.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
-rust-version = "1.72" # allows msrv verify to work in CI
+rust-version = "1.74.1" # allows msrv verify to work in CI
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 homepage = "https://lurk-lang.org/"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/lurk-lab/lurk-rs"
-rust-version = "1.72"
+rust-version = "1.74.1"
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "lurk"