diff --git a/scripts/coredeps/install-rust.sh b/scripts/coredeps/install-rust.sh
index b4a08f3f1..8181cc991 100755
--- a/scripts/coredeps/install-rust.sh
+++ b/scripts/coredeps/install-rust.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 #
 # Avoid using rustup here as it depends on reading /proc/self/exe and
 # has problems running under QEMU.
-RUST_VERSION=1.64.0
+RUST_VERSION=1.68.0
 
 ARCH="$(uname -m)"
 test -f "/lib/libc.musl-$ARCH.so.1" && LIBC=musl || LIBC=gnu