diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 34db98bef..c371eb0f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
 
         include:
           # MSRV
-          - rust: 1.70.0
+          - rust: 1.84.0
             TARGET: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
 
           # Test nightly but don't fail
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
           profile: minimal
-          toolchain: 1.70.0
+          toolchain: 1.84.0
           components: clippy
 
       - uses: actions-rs/clippy-check@v1
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0efc4fc74..2d368a084 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 - Updated `mio` to version `1`.
 - Updated `nix` to version `0.26`.
-- Minimum supported Rust version updated to 1.70.0
+- Minimum supported Rust version updated to 1.84.0
 
 ## [0.6.2] - 2024-05-13
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 21de77454..72d98bba6 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ documentation = "https://docs.rs/sysfs_gpio/"
 description = "Provides access to GPIOs using the Linux sysfs interface."
 readme = "README.md"
 edition = "2021"
+rust-version = "1.84"
+resolver = "3"
 
 [features]
 mio-evented = ["mio"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8f956868d..39bd35a12 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ sysfs_gpio
 
 [![Build Status](https://github.com/rust-embedded/rust-sysfs-gpio/workflows/CI/badge.svg)](https://github.com/rust-embedded/rust-sysfs-gpio/actions)
 [![Version](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/sysfs-gpio.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/sysfs-gpio)
-![Minimum Supported Rust Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/rustc-1.70+-blue.svg)
+![Minimum Supported Rust Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/rustc-1.84+-blue.svg)
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/crates/l/sysfs-gpio.svg)](https://github.com/rust-embedded/rust-sysfs-gpio/blob/master/README.md#license)
 
 - [API Documentation](https://docs.rs/sysfs_gpio)
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ The following features are planned for the library:
 
 ## Minimum Supported Rust Version (MSRV)
 
-This crate is guaranteed to compile on stable Rust 1.70.0 and up.  It *might*
+This crate is guaranteed to compile on stable Rust 1.84.0 and up.  It *might*
 compile with older versions but that may change in any new patch release.
 
 ## Cross Compiling