diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/check.yml b/.gitea/workflows/check.yml
index ee970e97..97d4606a 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/check.yml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
     # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/contexts#context-availability
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        msrv: ["1.87.0"]
+        msrv: ["1.88.0"]
     name: ubuntu / ${{ matrix.msrv }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index daea4a22..1033eadf 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "another-boids-in-rust"
 version = "0.7.0"
 edition = "2024"
 license = "AGPL-3.0-only"
+rust-version = "1.88.0"
 
 [dependencies]
 bevy = "0.16.0"