diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ba652f2e5..2e5eb93ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ jobs:
         include:
           # Currently used Rust version, same as in `rust-toolchain` file.
           - os: ubuntu-latest
-            rust: 1.60.0
+            rust: 1.61.0
             python: 3.9
           - os: windows-latest
-            rust: 1.60.0
+            rust: 1.61.0
             python: false # Python bindings compilation on Windows is not supported.
 
           # Minimum Supported Rust Version = 1.56.0
diff --git a/rust-toolchain b/rust-toolchain
index 4d5fde5bd..91951fd8a 100644
--- a/rust-toolchain
+++ b/rust-toolchain
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.60.0
+1.61.0
diff --git a/scripts/docker-coredeps-arm64/deps/build_rust.sh b/scripts/docker-coredeps-arm64/deps/build_rust.sh
index 44b1dfc9e..5e8680265 100755
--- a/scripts/docker-coredeps-arm64/deps/build_rust.sh
+++ b/scripts/docker-coredeps-arm64/deps/build_rust.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ set -e -x
 #
 # Avoid using rustup here as it depends on reading /proc/self/exe and
 # has problems running under QEMU.
-RUST_VERSION=1.60.0
+RUST_VERSION=1.61.0
 
 curl "https://static.rust-lang.org/dist/rust-${RUST_VERSION}-$(uname -m)-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz" | tar xz
 cd "rust-${RUST_VERSION}-$(uname -m)-unknown-linux-gnu"
diff --git a/scripts/docker-coredeps/deps/build_rust.sh b/scripts/docker-coredeps/deps/build_rust.sh
index 44b1dfc9e..5e8680265 100755
--- a/scripts/docker-coredeps/deps/build_rust.sh
+++ b/scripts/docker-coredeps/deps/build_rust.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ set -e -x
 #
 # Avoid using rustup here as it depends on reading /proc/self/exe and
 # has problems running under QEMU.
-RUST_VERSION=1.60.0
+RUST_VERSION=1.61.0
 
 curl "https://static.rust-lang.org/dist/rust-${RUST_VERSION}-$(uname -m)-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz" | tar xz
 cd "rust-${RUST_VERSION}-$(uname -m)-unknown-linux-gnu"