diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 030cc474..b07b89e9 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ license = "MIT"
 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/**/*"]
-rust-version = "1.56"
+rust-version = "1.59"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ members = [
 
 [profile.release]
 lto = true
+strip = true
 
 [package.metadata.deb]
 depends = "$auto"
diff --git a/rust-toolchain.toml b/rust-toolchain.toml
index e37283b0..8c323d52 100644
--- a/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # This file is updated by `update-toolchain.sh`
 [toolchain]
-channel = "1.58.0"
+channel = "1.59.0"
 components = ["rustfmt", "clippy", "rust-analysis"]
 targets = ["wasm32-wasi", "x86_64-unknown-linux-musl"]