diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index aaf39e7652..ad11150c22 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ autotests = false
 homepage = "https://github.com/ordinals/ord"
 repository = "https://github.com/ordinals/ord"
 autobins = false
-rust-version = "1.76.0"
+rust-version = "1.79.0"
 
 [package.metadata.deb]
 copyright = "The Ord Maintainers"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 38629b29eb..e03e5b2107 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ cargo build --release
 
 Once built, the `ord` binary can be found at `./target/release/ord`.
 
-`ord` requires `rustc` version 1.76.0 or later. Run `rustc --version` to ensure
+`ord` requires `rustc` version 1.79.0 or later. Run `rustc --version` to ensure
 you have this version. Run `rustup update` to get the latest stable release.
 
 ### Docker