diff --git a/rust/Cargo.toml b/rust/Cargo.toml
index b4249086..cf9f4026 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ resolver = "2"
 [workspace.package]
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
+rust-version = "1.75.0"
 
 [profile.release]
 lto = true
diff --git a/rust/README.md b/rust/README.md
index 27e18e0d..5b43754c 100644
--- a/rust/README.md
+++ b/rust/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 Please refer to the official documentation to set up a working rust environment:
 https://www.rust-lang.org/learn/get-started
 
+The minimum supported Rust version (MSRV) is 1.75.
+
 ## Building rust code
 ### s390-tools build system
 If `cargo` is installed  a simple `make` should do the job. Note that,
diff --git a/rust/cpacfinfo/Cargo.toml b/rust/cpacfinfo/Cargo.toml
index 1f58bcab..36165605 100644
--- a/rust/cpacfinfo/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/cpacfinfo/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "cpacfinfo"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.71"
diff --git a/rust/pv/Cargo.toml b/rust/pv/Cargo.toml
index 52c1f7f0..5cd8b44d 100644
--- a/rust/pv/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/pv/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "s390_pv"
 version = "0.10.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
 description = "s390-tools IBM Secure Execution utilities"
 keywords = ["s390", "s390x", "IBM_Secure_Execution"]
 repository = "https://github.com/ibm-s390-linux/s390-tools/tree/master/rust"
diff --git a/rust/pv_core/Cargo.toml b/rust/pv_core/Cargo.toml
index 4a357dea..98641615 100644
--- a/rust/pv_core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/pv_core/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "s390_pv_core"
 version = "0.10.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
 description = "s390-tools IBM Secure Execution core utilities"
 keywords = ["s390", "s390x", "IBM_Secure_Execution"]
 repository = "https://github.com/ibm-s390-linux/s390-tools/tree/master/rust"
diff --git a/rust/pvapconfig/Cargo.toml b/rust/pvapconfig/Cargo.toml
index bf642659..bc2bed69 100644
--- a/rust/pvapconfig/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/pvapconfig/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ authors = ["Harald Freudenberger <freude@linux.ibm.com>"]
 version = "0.10.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 clap = { version ="4.1", features = ["derive", "wrap_help"]}
diff --git a/rust/pvattest/Cargo.toml b/rust/pvattest/Cargo.toml
index 15d8c4ef..c48340e2 100644
--- a/rust/pvattest/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/pvattest/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "pvattest"
 version = "0.10.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = { version = "1.0.70", features = ["std"] }
diff --git a/rust/pvsecret/Cargo.toml b/rust/pvsecret/Cargo.toml
index c5d1129b..4e775e38 100644
--- a/rust/pvsecret/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/pvsecret/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "pvsecret"
 version = "0.10.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = { version = "1.0.70", features = ["std"] }