diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6fb07ef8d4..5562e66057 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/quickwit-oss/tantivy"
 readme = "README.md"
 keywords = ["search", "information", "retrieval"]
 edition = "2021"
+rust-version = "1.62"
 
 [dependencies]
 oneshot = "0.1.3"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f8ca04a7c8..fae8b9d232 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Distributed search is out of the scope of Tantivy, but if you are looking for th
 
 # Getting started
 
-Tantivy works on stable Rust (>= 1.27) and supports Linux, macOS, and Windows.
+Tantivy works on stable Rust and supports Linux, macOS, and Windows.
 
 - [Tantivy's simple search example](https://tantivy-search.github.io/examples/basic_search.html)
 - [tantivy-cli and its tutorial](https://github.com/quickwit-oss/tantivy-cli) - `tantivy-cli` is an actual command-line interface that makes it easy for you to create a search engine,
@@ -81,9 +81,13 @@ There are many ways to support this project.
 
 We use the GitHub Pull Request workflow: reference a GitHub ticket and/or include a comprehensive commit message when opening a PR.
 
+## Minimum supported Rust version
+
+Tantivy currently requires at least Rust 1.62 or later to compile.
+
 ## Clone and build locally
 
-Tantivy compiles on stable Rust but requires `Rust >= 1.27`.
+Tantivy compiles on stable Rust.
 To check out and run tests, you can simply run:
 
 ```bash