diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4481ea08..007cc7bd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ cargo build --release
 cp target/release/oxipng /usr/local/bin
 ```
 
-The current minimum supported Rust version is **1.66.0**.
+The current minimum supported Rust version is **1.74.0**.
 
 Oxipng follows Semantic Versioning.