diff --git a/.github/workflows/msrv-windows-bindgen.yml b/.github/workflows/msrv-windows-bindgen.yml
index 3c564edd89..2aab720be3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/msrv-windows-bindgen.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/msrv-windows-bindgen.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
   check:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        rust: [1.70.0, stable, nightly]
+        rust: [1.72.0, stable, nightly]
         runs-on:
           - windows-latest
           - ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/msrv-windows-core.yml b/.github/workflows/msrv-windows-core.yml
index 9333aff922..794b5aac3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/msrv-windows-core.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/msrv-windows-core.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
   check:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        rust: [1.70.0, stable, nightly]
+        rust: [1.72.0, stable, nightly]
         runs-on:
           - windows-latest
           - ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/msrv-windows-metadata.yml b/.github/workflows/msrv-windows-metadata.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 95a2ab075c..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/msrv-windows-metadata.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-name: windows-metadata
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
-      - 'web/**'
-  push:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
-      - 'web/**'
-    branches:
-      - master
-
-jobs:
-  check:
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        rust: [1.70.0, stable, nightly]
-        runs-on:
-          - windows-latest
-          - ubuntu-latest
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.runs-on }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Prepare
-        run: rustup update --no-self-update ${{ matrix.rust }} && rustup default ${{ matrix.rust }}
-      - name: Check
-        run: cargo check -p windows-metadata --all-features
diff --git a/.github/workflows/msrv-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/msrv-windows.yml
index 27495a90ee..0f997d099c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/msrv-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/msrv-windows.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
   check:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        rust: [1.70.0, stable, nightly]
+        rust: [1.72.0, stable, nightly]
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
diff --git a/crates/libs/core/Cargo.toml b/crates/libs/core/Cargo.toml
index 3aeeee105c..78d5bae4cc 100644
--- a/crates/libs/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/libs/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "windows-core"
 version = "0.58.0"
 authors = ["Microsoft"]
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.70"
+rust-version = "1.72"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 description = "Rust for Windows"
 repository = "https://github.com/microsoft/windows-rs"
diff --git a/crates/libs/implement/Cargo.toml b/crates/libs/implement/Cargo.toml
index b74029a28d..74694d26fe 100644
--- a/crates/libs/implement/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/libs/implement/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "windows-implement"
 version = "0.58.0"
 authors = ["Microsoft"]
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.70"
+rust-version = "1.72"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 description = "The implement macro for the windows crate"
 repository = "https://github.com/microsoft/windows-rs"
diff --git a/crates/libs/interface/Cargo.toml b/crates/libs/interface/Cargo.toml
index 9c964b7702..f9a0d97a2d 100644
--- a/crates/libs/interface/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/libs/interface/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "windows-interface"
 version = "0.58.0"
 authors = ["Microsoft"]
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.70"
+rust-version = "1.72"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 description = "The interface macro for the windows crate"
 repository = "https://github.com/microsoft/windows-rs"
diff --git a/crates/libs/windows/Cargo.toml b/crates/libs/windows/Cargo.toml
index 34e6df7cd9..ef1aa932e6 100644
--- a/crates/libs/windows/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/libs/windows/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ name = "windows"
 version = "0.58.0"
 authors = ["Microsoft"]
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.70"
+rust-version = "1.72"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 description = "Rust for Windows"
 repository = "https://github.com/microsoft/windows-rs"