diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 826dc9b1..017faf03 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ keywords = ["docker", "testcontainers"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-rs"
-rust-version = "1.75"
+rust-version = "1.81"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
 testimages = { path = "testimages" }