diff --git a/rust-toolchain.toml b/rust-toolchain.toml
index 03f49d484..886cf9fcc 100644
--- a/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [toolchain]
 # older versions may fail to compile; newer versions may fail the clippy tests
-channel = "1.70"
+channel = "1.72"