diff --git a/.github/workflows/CICD.yml b/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
index 6626c2e1e..0b245da74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ env:
   PROJECT_NAME: coreutils
   PROJECT_DESC: "Core universal (cross-platform) utilities"
   PROJECT_AUTH: "uutils"
-  RUST_MIN_SRV: "1.51.0" ## v1.43.0
-  RUST_COV_SRV: "2020-08-01" ## (~v1.47.0) supported rust version for code coverage; (date required/used by 'coverage') ## !maint: refactor when code coverage support is included in the stable channel
+  RUST_MIN_SRV: "1.51.0" ## v1.51.0
+  RUST_COV_SRV: "1.51.0" ## supported rust version for code coverage; (date required/used by 'coverage') ## !maint: refactor when code coverage support is included in the stable channel
 
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