diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f1065087e..fb412d9ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
           profile: minimal
-          toolchain: 1.45.0
+          toolchain: 1.49.0
           override: true
       - run: rustup component add rustfmt
       - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v1
       - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
-            toolchain: 1.45.0
+            toolchain: 1.49.0
             components: clippy
             override: true
       - uses: actions-rs/clippy-check@v1
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
         # macOS disabled due to random failures related to caching
         #os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macOS-latest]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
-        rust: [1.45.0]
+        rust: [1.49.0]
         experimental: [false]
 #        include:
 #          - os: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/ci_scripts/docker-coredeps/deps/build_rust.sh b/ci_scripts/docker-coredeps/deps/build_rust.sh
index 962737e1c..0e40bb1a1 100755
--- a/ci_scripts/docker-coredeps/deps/build_rust.sh
+++ b/ci_scripts/docker-coredeps/deps/build_rust.sh
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 set -e -x
 
 # Install Rust
-curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh -s -- --default-toolchain 1.45.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu -y
+curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh -s -- --default-toolchain 1.49.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu -y
 export PATH=/root/.cargo/bin:$PATH
 rustc --version
 
 # remove some 300-400 MB that we don't need for automated builds
-rm -rf /root/.rustup/toolchains/1.45.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/share
+rm -rf /root/.rustup/toolchains/1.49.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/share