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 ## Minimum supported `rustc`
 
-`1.61.0+`
+`1.68.0+`
 
 This version is explicitly tested in CI and may be bumped in any release as needed. Maintaining compatibility with older compilers is a priority though, so the bar for bumping the minimum supported version is set very high. Any changes to the supported minimum version will be called out in the release notes.