diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 9b3c773..3f26ba2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: "Indy-Credx"
 
 env:
-  RUST_VERSION: "1.65.0"
+  RUST_VERSION: "1.70.0"
   CROSS_VERSION: "0.2.4"
   OPENSSL_STATIC: 1
 
diff --git a/indy-credx/Cargo.toml b/indy-credx/Cargo.toml
index 36349fa..2924c94 100644
--- a/indy-credx/Cargo.toml
+++ b/indy-credx/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ readme = "../README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-shared-rs/"
 categories = ["authentication", "cryptography"]
 keywords = ["hyperledger", "indy", "ssi", "verifiable", "credentials"]
-rust-version = "1.63.0"
+rust-version = "1.70.0"
 
 [lib]
 name = "indy_credx"