diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e6c0de0..eefe6c9 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ resolver = "2"
 [workspace.package]
 version = "0.0.0"
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.80"
+rust-version = "1.81"
 authors = []
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/paradigmxyz/alphanet"