diff --git a/scripts/dev_setup.sh b/scripts/dev_setup.sh
index 84763fa616aed3..05f65d452650ca 100755
--- a/scripts/dev_setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/dev_setup.sh
@@ -466,8 +466,9 @@ function install_rustup_components_and_nightly {
   rustup show
   rustup toolchain list -v
 
-  echo "Updating rustup and installing rustfmt & clippy"
+  echo "Updating rustup and installing the latest rustc, rustfmt & clippy"
   rustup update
+  rustup toolchain install stable # Install the latest toolchain to ensure that dependencies can always be built (even if aptos-core is behind)
   rustup component add rustfmt
   rustup component add clippy