diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5f76b36..3d358b9 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "trackball"
 version = "0.11.2"
-rust-version = "1.70.0"
+rust-version = "1.71.0"
 authors = ["Rouven Spreckels <rs@qu1x.dev>"]
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Virtual Trackball Orbiting via the Exponential Map"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d8452c6..f07dc3a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Virtual Trackball Orbiting via the Exponential Map
 [Documentation]: https://docs.rs/trackball/badge.svg
 [Downloads]: https://img.shields.io/crates/d/trackball.svg
 [Version]: https://img.shields.io/crates/v/trackball.svg
-[Rust]: https://img.shields.io/badge/rust-v1.70-brightgreen.svg
+[Rust]: https://img.shields.io/badge/rust-v1.71-brightgreen.svg
 [License]: https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT%20OR%20Apache--2.0-blue.svg
 
 This is an alternative trackball technique using exponential map and parallel transport to