diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index fa6fd79add..f549f0d8a2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [workspace.package]
 authors = ["The Nushell Project Developers"]
 edition = "2024"
-rust-version = "1.95.0"
+rust-version = "1.96.1"
 license = "MIT"
 version = "0.115.2"
 
diff --git a/rust-toolchain.toml b/rust-toolchain.toml
index f72acaaa98..fd2f2255d1 100644
--- a/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ profile = "default"
 # so that we give repo maintainers and package managers a chance to update to a more
 # recent version of rust. However, if there is a "cool new feature" that we want to
 # use in nushell, we may opt to use the bleeding edge stable version of rust.
-channel = "1.95.0"
+channel = "1.96.1"