diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index 5d810c13b..ed0f2ba10 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM docker.io/rust:1.70.0-bullseye
+FROM docker.io/rust:1.72.0-bullseye
 
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 RUN apt update && apt upgrade -y
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 015c140fa..7f6608846 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # kube-rs
 
 [![Crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/kube.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/kube)
-[![Rust 1.70](https://img.shields.io/badge/MSRV-1.70-dea584.svg)](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.70.0)
+[![Rust 1.72](https://img.shields.io/badge/MSRV-1.72-dea584.svg)](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.72.0)
 [![Tested against Kubernetes v1_24 and above](https://img.shields.io/badge/MK8SV-v1_24-326ce5.svg)](https://kube.rs/kubernetes-version)
 [![Best Practices](https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/5413/badge)](https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/5413)
 [![Discord chat](https://img.shields.io/discord/500028886025895936.svg?logo=discord&style=plastic)](https://discord.gg/tokio)
diff --git a/kube-client/Cargo.toml b/kube-client/Cargo.toml
index 1cc9f7806..3949aca0a 100644
--- a/kube-client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/kube-client/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/kube-rs/kube"
 readme = "../README.md"
 keywords = ["kubernetes", "client",]
 categories = ["web-programming::http-client", "configuration", "network-programming", "api-bindings"]
-rust-version = "1.70.0"
+rust-version = "1.72.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [features]
diff --git a/kube-core/Cargo.toml b/kube-core/Cargo.toml
index b45ec4f12..eec4cb89c 100644
--- a/kube-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/kube-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ authors = [
   "kazk <kazk.dev@gmail.com>",
 ]
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.70.0"
+rust-version = "1.72.0"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 keywords = ["kubernetes", "apimachinery"]
 categories = ["api-bindings", "encoding", "parser-implementations"]
diff --git a/kube-derive/Cargo.toml b/kube-derive/Cargo.toml
index f5bb68060..0b91b9ff2 100644
--- a/kube-derive/Cargo.toml
+++ b/kube-derive/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ authors = [
   "kazk <kazk.dev@gmail.com>",
 ]
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.70.0"
+rust-version = "1.72.0"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/kube-rs/kube"
 readme = "../README.md"
diff --git a/kube-runtime/Cargo.toml b/kube-runtime/Cargo.toml
index fb60411e5..907de19dc 100644
--- a/kube-runtime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/kube-runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/kube-rs/kube"
 readme = "../README.md"
 keywords = ["kubernetes", "runtime", "reflector", "watcher", "controller"]
 categories = ["web-programming::http-client", "caching", "network-programming"]
-rust-version = "1.70.0"
+rust-version = "1.72.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [features]
diff --git a/kube/Cargo.toml b/kube/Cargo.toml
index f55c7feb4..8dda505ac 100644
--- a/kube/Cargo.toml
+++ b/kube/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/kube-rs/kube"
 readme = "../README.md"
 keywords = ["kubernetes", "client", "runtime", "cncf"]
 categories = ["network-programming", "caching", "api-bindings", "configuration", "encoding"]
-rust-version = "1.70.0"
+rust-version = "1.72.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [features]