diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0e11e05a2..c6ce8a1bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [windows-latest, macos-latest, ubuntu-latest]
-        rust_version: [stable]
+        rust_version: [1.61.0, stable]
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -45,39 +45,6 @@ jobs:
           fail_ci_if_error: true
           verbose: true
 
-  tests-msrv:
-    name: Unit tests
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        os: [windows-latest, macos-latest, ubuntu-latest]
-        rust_version: [1.59.0]
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      
-      - name: Install Rust toolchain
-        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
-        with:
-          toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust_version }}
-          override: true
-
-      - name: Cache Rust dependencies
-        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v1
-
-      # Note that we do not run code coverage because
-      # it was not stabilized as of 1.59.0.
-
-      - name: Run self tests
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: test
-          # args: --all-targets --all-features --workspace (waiting on bug fix)
-          args: --all-features --workspace
-
   wasm_tests:
     name: Wasm tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b49a6c03a..b839087d6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ We welcome contributions to this project.  For information on contributing, prov
 
 ## Requirements
 
-The SDK requires **Rust version 1.59.0** or newer.
+The SDK requires **Rust version 1.61.0** or newer.
 
 ### Supported platforms
 
diff --git a/make_test_images/Cargo.toml b/make_test_images/Cargo.toml
index 0f4c5d0ae..a5baa5345 100644
--- a/make_test_images/Cargo.toml
+++ b/make_test_images/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version = "0.14.1"
 authors = ["Gavin Peacock <gpeacock@adobe.com>"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2018"
-rust-version = "1.59.0"
+rust-version = "1.61.0"
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0"
diff --git a/sdk/Cargo.toml b/sdk/Cargo.toml
index d2203d679..a4236dc0f 100644
--- a/sdk/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sdk/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ readme = "../README.md"
 keywords = ["xmp", "metadata"]
 categories = ["api-bindings"]
 edition = "2018"
-rust-version = "1.59.0"
+rust-version = "1.61.0"
 exclude = ["tests/fixtures"]
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]