diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index de5363dfb..74a6f31fe 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ categories = ["api-bindings", "multimedia"]
 repository = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer-rs"
 homepage = "https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org"
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.71.1"
+rust-version = "1.80"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
 gio = { git = "https://github.com/gtk-rs/gtk-rs-core", branch = "master" }
diff --git a/ci/images_template.yml b/ci/images_template.yml
index 3c6b4e834..3b5eb6442 100644
--- a/ci/images_template.yml
+++ b/ci/images_template.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ variables:
   GST_RS_IMG_TAG: "2024-10-18.0"
   GST_RS_IMG_WINDOWS_TAG: "2024-10-18.0"
   GST_RS_STABLE: "1.82.0"
-  GST_RS_MSRV: "1.71.1"
+  GST_RS_MSRV: "1.80.1"
   # The branch we use to build GStreamer from in the docker images
   # Ex. main, 1.24, my-test-branch
   GST_UPSTREAM_BRANCH: 'main'