diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 11c7691..1afd8d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         # When updating this, the reminder to update the minimum supported
         # Rust version in Cargo.toml.
-        rust: ['1.56']
+        rust: ['1.59']
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Install Rust
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ffc8bda..283d9a3 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ name = "blocking"
 version = "1.3.1"
 authors = ["Stjepan Glavina <stjepang@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
-rust-version = "1.56"
+rust-version = "1.59"
 description = "A thread pool for isolating blocking I/O in async programs"
 license = "Apache-2.0 OR MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/smol-rs/blocking"