diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 213a6cd05..c9dffa28c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         rust:
           - stable
-          - 1.65.0
+          - 1.70.0
     steps:
       - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a75dc2dd7..07c8b3c27 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ subsystems and features:
 ## Quickstart
 
 Northstar is written in [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org). The minimum supported
-Rust version (MSRV) is *1.65.0*. Rust is best installed and managed by the rustup
+Rust version (MSRV) is *1.70.0*. Rust is best installed and managed by the rustup
 tool. Rust has a 6-week rapid release process and supports a great number of
 platforms, so there are many builds of Rust available at any time. rustup
 manages these builds in a consistent way on every platform that Rust supports,