diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7191c4a..ec6808f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM rust:1.60.0
+FROM rust:1.61.0
 
 LABEL "com.github.actions.name"="Rust Action"
 LABEL "com.github.actions.description"="'Silverbullet' for a quickstart Rust CI based upon Github Actions"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a39d6f1..f94a1fe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 *What's inside the "box":*
 
-* Rust 1.60.0
+* Rust 1.61.0
 * Rustfmt
 * Clippy
 * Cargo Release