diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f205b5f0..9f23cf87 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij"
 homepage = "https://zellij.dev"
 include = ["src/**/*", "assets/plugins/*", "assets/layouts/*", "assets/config/*", "LICENSE.md", "README.md", "!**/*_test.*", "!**/tests/**/*"]
 resolver = "2"
+rust-version = "1.56"
 
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