diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1d4dac9..1a80d83 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         # When updating this, the reminder to update the minimum supported
         # Rust version in Cargo.toml.
-        rust: ['1.59']
+        rust: ['1.61']
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Install Rust
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ed0df83..3c5e59d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ version = "2.4.0"
 authors = [
     "Stjepan Glavina <stjepang@gmail.com>",
     "Taiki Endo <te316e89@gmail.com>",
-    "John Nunley <jtnunley01@gmail.com>"
+    "John Nunley <dev@notgull.net>"
 ]
 edition = "2018"
-rust-version = "1.59"
+rust-version = "1.61"
 description = "Concurrent multi-producer multi-consumer queue"
 license = "Apache-2.0 OR MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/smol-rs/concurrent-queue"