diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 868913d01..5d66ac545 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/uutils/coreutils"
 readme = "README.md"
 keywords = ["coreutils", "uutils", "cross-platform", "cli", "utility"]
 categories = ["command-line-utilities"]
+rust-version = "1.59.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 build = "build.rs"