diff --git a/satrs/Cargo.toml b/satrs/Cargo.toml
index c4aea37..5358fc3 100644
--- a/satrs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/satrs/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "satrs"
 version = "0.2.0-rc.2"
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.61"
+rust-version = "1.71.1"
 authors = ["Robin Mueller <muellerr@irs.uni-stuttgart.de>"]
 description = "A framework to build software for remote systems"
 homepage = "https://absatsw.irs.uni-stuttgart.de/projects/sat-rs/"