diff --git a/vsock_proxy/Cargo.toml b/vsock_proxy/Cargo.toml
index c27c3e77..e59da628 100644
--- a/vsock_proxy/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vsock_proxy/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "vsock-proxy"
 version = "1.0.1"
 authors = ["The AWS Nitro Enclaves Team <aws-nitro-enclaves-devel@amazon.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
-rust-version = "1.68"
+rust-version = "1.71"
 
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