diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 65a20f51..773ca17f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        rust: [nightly, beta, stable, 1.56.0]
+        rust: [nightly, beta, stable, 1.61.0]
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4ed21739..bc505433 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 keywords = ["error", "error-handling", "derive"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/dtolnay/thiserror"
-rust-version = "1.56"
+rust-version = "1.61"
 
 [dependencies]
 thiserror-impl = { version = "=1.0.65", path = "impl" }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3b7d7437..54e736d3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ This library provides a convenient derive macro for the standard library's
 thiserror = "1.0"
 ```
 
-*Compiler support: requires rustc 1.56+*
+*Compiler support: requires rustc 1.61+*
 
 <br>
 
diff --git a/impl/Cargo.toml b/impl/Cargo.toml
index fc0a53be..563271aa 100644
--- a/impl/Cargo.toml
+++ b/impl/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ description = "Implementation detail of the `thiserror` crate"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/dtolnay/thiserror"
-rust-version = "1.56"
+rust-version = "1.61"
 
 [lib]
 proc-macro = true