diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index cd79978..8491db2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
-  MSRV: "1.56.0"
+  MSRV: "1.60.0"
 
 # ensure that the workflow is only triggered once per PR, subsequent pushes to the PR will cancel
 # and restart the workflow. See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-jobs/using-concurrency
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
           RUSTDOCFLAGS: --cfg docsrs
   msrv:
     # check that we can build using the minimal rust version that is specified by this crate
-    name: check (1.56.0)
+    name: check msrv
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index f8b9a7f..e8e9e17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ jobs:
     name: Test (${{ matrix.toolchain }})
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        # run on stable and beta to ensure that tests won't break on the next version of the rust
-        # toolchain
-        toolchain: [stable, beta, 1.56.0]
+        # run on beta to ensure that tests won't break on the next version of the rust toolchain
+        # run on msrv to ensure that tests won't break on the minimum supported version of the rust
+        toolchain: [stable, beta, 1.60.0]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 775f85b..8446dbf 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ license = "MIT"
 keywords = ["winapi", "abstractions", "crossterm", "windows", "screen_buffer"]
 exclude = ["target", "Cargo.lock"]
 readme = "README.md"
-edition = "2018"
+edition = "2021"
+rust-version = "1.60.0"
 
 [target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
 winapi = { version =  "0.3.8", features = ["winbase", "consoleapi", "processenv", "handleapi", "synchapi", "impl-default"] }