diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 10b4c34..ef6167a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        rust: [beta, 1.82.0, 1.65.0]
+        rust: [beta, 1.82.0, 1.68.0]
         os: [ubuntu]
         include:
           - rust: stable
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ jobs:
       - run: cargo check --manifest-path tests/crate/Cargo.toml --no-default-features --features alloc,arbitrary_precision
       - run: cargo check --manifest-path tests/crate/Cargo.toml --no-default-features --features alloc,raw_value
       - run: cargo check --manifest-path tests/crate/Cargo.toml --features serde_json/preserve_order
-        if: matrix.rust != '1.65.0'
+        if: matrix.rust != '1.68.0'
       - run: cargo check --manifest-path tests/crate/Cargo.toml --no-default-features --features alloc,serde_json/preserve_order
-        if: matrix.rust != '1.65.0'
+        if: matrix.rust != '1.68.0'
       - name: Build without std
         run: cargo check --manifest-path tests/crate/Cargo.toml --target
           ${{matrix.target}} --no-default-features --features alloc
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d8cd99f..0b2e362 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 keywords = ["json", "serde", "serialization"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/serde-rs/json"
-rust-version = "1.65"
+rust-version = "1.68"
 
 [dependencies]
 indexmap = { version = "2.2.3", optional = true }