diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0001aa892..b91bd1d4f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ jobs:
           - os: macos-latest
             rust: 1.76.0
 
-          # Minimum Supported Rust Version = 1.70.0
+          # Minimum Supported Rust Version = 1.74.0
           - os: ubuntu-latest
-            rust: 1.70.0
+            rust: 1.74.0
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a2d1823b9..d186f4848 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "deltachat"
 version = "1.135.1"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
-rust-version = "1.70"
+rust-version = "1.74"
 
 [profile.dev]
 debug = 0
diff --git a/scripts/coredeps/install-rust.sh b/scripts/coredeps/install-rust.sh
index 20e72611b..dcba0e0ed 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=1.72.0
+RUST_VERSION=1.76.0
 
 ARCH="$(uname -m)"
 test -f "/lib/libc.musl-$ARCH.so.1" && LIBC=musl || LIBC=gnu