diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 6ba83ed..43df687 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
             task: docs-ci
           # MANDATORY TESTING USING LOWEST SUPPORTED COMPILER
           - components: cargo
-            toolchain: 1.71.0  # LOWEST SUPPORTED RUST TOOLCHAIN
+            toolchain: 1.71.1  # LOWEST SUPPORTED RUST TOOLCHAIN
             task: test
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2918b3d..7374a91 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "libblkid-rs"
 version = "0.3.0"
 authors = ["John Baublitz <jbaublitz@redhat.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.71.0"  # LOWEST SUPPORTED RUST TOOLCHAIN
+rust-version = "1.71.1"  # LOWEST SUPPORTED RUST TOOLCHAIN
 description = "High level bindings for libblkid"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/libblkid-rs"
diff --git a/libblkid-rs-sys/Cargo.toml b/libblkid-rs-sys/Cargo.toml
index ec623a5..a2e202a 100644
--- a/libblkid-rs-sys/Cargo.toml
+++ b/libblkid-rs-sys/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "libblkid-rs-sys"
 version = "0.1.5"
 authors = ["John Baublitz <jbaublitz@redhat.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.71.0"  # LOWEST SUPPORTED RUST TOOLCHAIN
+rust-version = "1.71.1"  # LOWEST SUPPORTED RUST TOOLCHAIN
 description = "Low level bindings for libblkid"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/libblkid-rs-sys"