diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2104938621..956dd6f0a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ permissions:
   contents: read 
 
 env: 
-  MSRV: 1.69.0
+  MSRV: 1.71.0
   RUSTFLAGS: -Dwarnings
 
 jobs:
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ jobs:
           mips64el-unknown-linux-gnuabi64,
           mipsel-unknown-linux-gnu,
           powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu,
+          loongarch64-unknown-linux-gnu,
         ]
 
     steps:
diff --git a/Cross.toml b/Cross.toml
index acd94f3088..ac17fc6989 100644
--- a/Cross.toml
+++ b/Cross.toml
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ passthrough = [
 	"RUSTFLAGS",
 	"RUST_TEST_THREADS"
 ]
+[target.loongarch64-unknown-linux-gnu]
+image.name = "ghcr.io/loongarchlinux/archlinux:latest"
+image.toolchain = ["loongarch64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 983a73fe74..5e6d4c46dc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ The following targets are supported by `nix`:
     <li>x86_64-linux-android</li>
     <li>x86_64-unknown-illumos</li>
     <li>x86_64-unknown-netbsd</li>
+    <li>loongarch64-unknown-linux-gnu</li>
    </td>
    <td>
     <li>armv7-unknown-linux-uclibceabihf</li>