diff --git a/rust/cargo/Cargo.toml b/rust/cargo/Cargo.toml
index 7a389e764eea..2ed875695d37 100644
--- a/rust/cargo/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/cargo/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ version = "4.27.3-beta.0"
 edition = "2021"
 links = "libupb"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
+rust-version = "1.74"
 
 [lib]
 path = "src/shared.rs"
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/message_lite.h b/src/google/protobuf/message_lite.h
index c3ae2039b3d6..571e2f535bd9 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/message_lite.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/message_lite.h
@@ -225,9 +225,6 @@ class WireFormatLite;
 class WeakFieldMap;
 class RustMapHelper;
 
-template <typename Type>
-class GenericTypeHandler;  // defined in repeated_field.h
-
 // We compute sizes as size_t but cache them as int.  This function converts a
 // computed size to a cached size.  Since we don't proceed with serialization
 // if the total size was > INT_MAX, it is not important what this function
@@ -963,8 +960,6 @@ class PROTOBUF_EXPORT MessageLite {
 
   template <typename Type>
   friend class Arena::InternalHelper;
-  template <typename Type>
-  friend class internal::GenericTypeHandler;
 
   friend auto internal::GetClassData(const MessageLite& msg);
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/repeated_field.h b/src/google/protobuf/repeated_field.h
index 4c4ae30808ea..f885f49d594b 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/repeated_field.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/repeated_field.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <iterator>
 #include <limits>
 #include <memory>
-#include <string>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <utility>
 
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@
 #include "absl/base/dynamic_annotations.h"
 #include "absl/base/optimization.h"
 #include "absl/log/absl_check.h"
-#include "absl/log/absl_log.h"
 #include "absl/meta/type_traits.h"
 #include "absl/strings/cord.h"
 #include "google/protobuf/arena.h"
@@ -46,7 +44,6 @@
 #include "google/protobuf/port.h"
 #include "google/protobuf/repeated_ptr_field.h"
 
-
 // Must be included last.
 #include "google/protobuf/port_def.inc"
 
@@ -79,7 +76,11 @@ constexpr int RepeatedFieldLowerClampLimit() {
 // overflows when multiplied by 2 (which is undefined behavior). Sizes above
 // this will clamp to the maximum int value instead of following exponential
 // growth when growing a repeated field.
+#if defined(__cpp_inline_variables)
+inline constexpr int kRepeatedFieldUpperClampLimit =
+#else
 constexpr int kRepeatedFieldUpperClampLimit =
+#endif
     (std::numeric_limits<int>::max() / 2) + 1;
 
 template <typename Element>
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/repeated_field_unittest.cc b/src/google/protobuf/repeated_field_unittest.cc
index 551b135811f7..e7b4e4b9318e 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/repeated_field_unittest.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/repeated_field_unittest.cc
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <cstring>
-#include <functional>
 #include <iterator>
 #include <limits>
 #include <list>
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include "absl/log/absl_check.h"
 #include "absl/numeric/bits.h"
-#include "absl/random/random.h"
 #include "absl/strings/cord.h"
 #include "absl/strings/str_cat.h"
 #include "absl/types/span.h"
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/repeated_ptr_field.cc b/src/google/protobuf/repeated_ptr_field.cc
index 891439c14d25..f26e32fd55f3 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/repeated_ptr_field.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/repeated_ptr_field.cc
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <limits>
+#include <new>
 #include <string>
 
-#include "absl/base/prefetch.h"
 #include "absl/log/absl_check.h"
 #include "google/protobuf/arena.h"
 #include "google/protobuf/message_lite.h"
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/repeated_ptr_field.h b/src/google/protobuf/repeated_ptr_field.h
index 12bfdd77a4c2..2286a9f24752 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/repeated_ptr_field.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/repeated_ptr_field.h
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <iterator>
 #include <limits>
+#include <new>
 #include <string>
-#include <tuple>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <utility>
 
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #include "google/protobuf/message_lite.h"
 #include "google/protobuf/port.h"
 
-
 // Must be included last.
 #include "google/protobuf/port_def.inc"
 
@@ -92,9 +91,13 @@ struct IsMovable
 // Do not use this struct - it exists for internal use only.
 template <typename T>
 struct ArenaOffsetHelper {
-  constexpr static size_t value = offsetof(T, arena_);
+  static constexpr size_t value = offsetof(T, arena_);
 };
 
+// Defined further below.
+template <typename Type>
+class GenericTypeHandler;
+
 // This is the common base class for RepeatedPtrFields.  It deals only in void*
 // pointers.  Users should not use this interface directly.
 //
@@ -102,11 +105,16 @@ struct ArenaOffsetHelper {
 // but may have a template argument called TypeHandler.  Its signature is:
 //   class TypeHandler {
 //    public:
-//     typedef MyType Type;
-//     static Type* New();
-//     static Type* NewFromPrototype(const Type* prototype,
-//                                       Arena* arena);
-//     static void Delete(Type*);
+//     using Type = MyType;
+//     using Movable = ...;
+//
+//     static Type*(*)(Arena*) GetNewFunc();
+//     static void GetArena(Type* value);
+//
+//     static Type* New(Arena* arena);
+//     static Type* New(Arena* arena, Type&& value);
+//     static Type* NewFromPrototype(const Type* prototype, Arena* arena);
+//     static void Delete(Type*, Arena* arena);
 //     static void Clear(Type*);
 //     static void Merge(const Type& from, Type* to);
 //
@@ -114,20 +122,20 @@ struct ArenaOffsetHelper {
 //     static int SpaceUsedLong(const Type&);
 //   };
 class PROTOBUF_EXPORT RepeatedPtrFieldBase {
-  template <typename Handler>
-  using Value = typename Handler::Type;
+  template <typename TypeHandler>
+  using Value = typename TypeHandler::Type;
 
   static constexpr int kSSOCapacity = 1;
 
   using ElementFactory = void* (*)(Arena*);
 
  protected:
-  // We use the same Handler for all Message types to deduplicate generated
+  // We use the same TypeHandler for all Message types to deduplicate generated
   // code.
-  template <typename Handler>
+  template <typename TypeHandler>
   using CommonHandler = typename std::conditional<
-      std::is_base_of<MessageLite, Value<Handler>>::value,
-      internal::GenericTypeHandler<MessageLite>, Handler>::type;
+      std::is_base_of<MessageLite, Value<TypeHandler>>::value,
+      GenericTypeHandler<MessageLite>, TypeHandler>::type;
 
   constexpr RepeatedPtrFieldBase()
       : tagged_rep_or_elem_(nullptr),
@@ -145,7 +153,7 @@ class PROTOBUF_EXPORT RepeatedPtrFieldBase {
 
   ~RepeatedPtrFieldBase() {
 #ifndef NDEBUG
-    // Try to trigger segfault / asan failure in non-opt builds. If arena_
+    // Try to trigger segfault / asan failure in non-opt builds if arena_
     // lifetime has ended before the destructor.
     if (arena_) (void)arena_->SpaceAllocated();
 #endif
@@ -182,12 +190,12 @@ class PROTOBUF_EXPORT RepeatedPtrFieldBase {
     return cast<TypeHandler>(element_at(index));
   }
 
-  template <typename Handler>
-  Value<Handler>* Add() {
-    if (std::is_same<Value<Handler>, std::string>{}) {
-      return cast<Handler>(AddString());
+  template <typename TypeHandler>
+  Value<TypeHandler>* Add() {
+    if (std::is_same<Value<TypeHandler>, std::string>{}) {
+      return cast<TypeHandler>(AddString());
     }
-    return cast<Handler>(AddMessageLite(Handler::GetNewFunc()));
+    return cast<TypeHandler>(AddMessageLite(TypeHandler::GetNewFunc()));
   }
 
   template <
@@ -318,9 +326,9 @@ class PROTOBUF_EXPORT RepeatedPtrFieldBase {
   template <typename TypeHandler>
   void CopyFrom(const RepeatedPtrFieldBase& other) {
     if (&other == this) return;
-    RepeatedPtrFieldBase::Clear<TypeHandler>();
+    Clear<TypeHandler>();
     if (other.empty()) return;
-    RepeatedPtrFieldBase::MergeFrom<typename TypeHandler::Type>(other);
+    MergeFrom<typename TypeHandler::Type>(other);
   }
 
   void CloseGap(int start, int num);
@@ -767,8 +775,8 @@ void RepeatedPtrFieldBase::MergeFrom<std::string>(
     const RepeatedPtrFieldBase& from);
 
 
-template <typename F>
-void* RepeatedPtrFieldBase::AddInternal(F factory) {
+template <typename Factory>
+void* RepeatedPtrFieldBase::AddInternal(Factory factory) {
   Arena* const arena = GetArena();
   if (tagged_rep_or_elem_ == nullptr) {
     ExchangeCurrentSize(1);
@@ -808,27 +816,30 @@ PROTOBUF_EXPORT void InternalOutOfLineDeleteMessageLite(MessageLite* message);
 template <typename GenericType>
 class GenericTypeHandler {
  public:
-  typedef GenericType Type;
-  using Movable = IsMovable<GenericType>;
+  using Type = GenericType;
+  using Movable = IsMovable<Type>;
 
   static constexpr auto GetNewFunc() { return Arena::DefaultConstruct<Type>; }
+  static inline Arena* GetArena(Type* value) {
+    return Arena::InternalGetArena(value);
+  }
 
-  static inline GenericType* New(Arena* arena) {
-    return static_cast<GenericType*>(Arena::DefaultConstruct<Type>(arena));
+  static inline Type* New(Arena* arena) {
+    return static_cast<Type*>(Arena::DefaultConstruct<Type>(arena));
   }
-  static inline GenericType* New(Arena* arena, GenericType&& value) {
-    return Arena::Create<GenericType>(arena, std::move(value));
+  static inline Type* New(Arena* arena, Type&& value) {
+    return Arena::Create<Type>(arena, std::move(value));
   }
-  static inline GenericType* NewFromPrototype(const GenericType* /*prototype*/,
-                                              Arena* arena = nullptr) {
+  static inline Type* NewFromPrototype(const Type* /*prototype*/,
+                                       Arena* arena = nullptr) {
     return New(arena);
   }
-  static inline void Delete(GenericType* value, Arena* arena) {
+  static inline void Delete(Type* value, Arena* arena) {
     if (arena != nullptr) return;
 #ifdef __cpp_if_constexpr
-    if constexpr (std::is_base_of<MessageLite, GenericType>::value) {
+    if constexpr (std::is_base_of<MessageLite, Type>::value) {
       // Using virtual destructor to reduce generated code size that would have
-      // happened otherwise due to inlined `~GenericType`.
+      // happened otherwise due to inlined `~Type()`.
       InternalOutOfLineDeleteMessageLite(value);
     } else {
       delete value;
@@ -837,13 +848,9 @@ class GenericTypeHandler {
     delete value;
 #endif
   }
-  static inline Arena* GetArena(GenericType* value) {
-    return Arena::InternalGetArena(value);
-  }
-
-  static inline void Clear(GenericType* value) { value->Clear(); }
-  static void Merge(const GenericType& from, GenericType* to);
-  static inline size_t SpaceUsedLong(const GenericType& value) {
+  static inline void Clear(Type* value) { value->Clear(); }
+  static void Merge(const Type& from, Type* to);
+  static inline size_t SpaceUsedLong(const Type& value) {
     return value.SpaceUsedLong();
   }
 };
@@ -887,32 +894,29 @@ PROTOBUF_EXPORT void* NewStringElement(Arena* arena);
 template <>
 class GenericTypeHandler<std::string> {
  public:
-  typedef std::string Type;
+  using Type = std::string;
   using Movable = IsMovable<Type>;
 
   static constexpr auto GetNewFunc() { return NewStringElement; }
+  static inline Arena* GetArena(Type*) { return nullptr; }
 
-  static PROTOBUF_NOINLINE std::string* New(Arena* arena) {
-    return Arena::Create<std::string>(arena);
+  static PROTOBUF_NOINLINE Type* New(Arena* arena) {
+    return Arena::Create<Type>(arena);
   }
-  static PROTOBUF_NOINLINE std::string* New(Arena* arena, std::string&& value) {
-    return Arena::Create<std::string>(arena, std::move(value));
+  static PROTOBUF_NOINLINE Type* New(Arena* arena, Type&& value) {
+    return Arena::Create<Type>(arena, std::move(value));
   }
-  static inline std::string* NewFromPrototype(const std::string*,
-                                              Arena* arena) {
+  static inline Type* NewFromPrototype(const Type*, Arena* arena) {
     return New(arena);
   }
-  static inline Arena* GetArena(std::string*) { return nullptr; }
-  static inline void Delete(std::string* value, Arena* arena) {
+  static inline void Delete(Type* value, Arena* arena) {
     if (arena == nullptr) {
       delete value;
     }
   }
-  static inline void Clear(std::string* value) { value->clear(); }
-  static inline void Merge(const std::string& from, std::string* to) {
-    *to = from;
-  }
-  static size_t SpaceUsedLong(const std::string& value) {
+  static inline void Clear(Type* value) { value->clear(); }
+  static inline void Merge(const Type& from, Type* to) { *to = from; }
+  static size_t SpaceUsedLong(const Type& value) {
     return sizeof(value) + StringSpaceUsedExcludingSelfLong(value);
   }
 };