diff --git a/.clippy.toml b/.clippy.toml
index 0f31b88d4..0d369b50f 100644
--- a/.clippy.toml
+++ b/.clippy.toml
@@ -1 +1 @@
-msrv = "1.54.0"
+msrv = "1.56.0"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/CICD.yml b/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
index d2cf890a2..08803afb1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ env:
   PROJECT_NAME: coreutils
   PROJECT_DESC: "Core universal (cross-platform) utilities"
   PROJECT_AUTH: "uutils"
-  RUST_MIN_SRV: "1.54.0" ## MSRV v1.54.0
+  RUST_MIN_SRV: "1.56.0" ## MSRV v1.56.0
   # * style job configuration
   STYLE_FAIL_ON_FAULT: true ## (bool) fail the build if a style job contains a fault (error or warning); may be overridden on a per-job basis
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6b4f45a4a..e00a01ec5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Both can also be generated locally, the instructions for that can be found in th
 ### Rust Version
 
 uutils follows Rust's release channels and is tested against stable, beta and nightly.
-The current oldest supported version of the Rust compiler is `1.54`.
+The current oldest supported version of the Rust compiler is `1.56`.
 
 On both Windows and Redox, only the nightly version is tested currently.